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Sunshine State Linebacker Is All Business In His Approach BY LOU SOMOGYI his March, Notre Dame's Mendoza Col- lege of Business ranked No. 1 in the country for the third consecutive year in T COMMITMENT PROFILE MICHAEL DEEB Bloomberg Businessweek's annual survey of "The Best Undergraduate Business Schools." Notre Dame 2013 inside linebacker recruit Michael Deeb took note after ver- bally committing to the Irish on June 29, putting his future major to use. "There was no reason to wait," Deeb said of becom- ing the program's 16th ver- bal for the 2013 recruiting haul. "It's like any business; If you're making an invest- ment and you know that's the one you want to make and you're sure on it, go ahead and get it done." With a reported 3.7 eas — spiritual, academics and football — when you step into the chapel, when you meet with the business advisors and you just surround yourself with good people, it's really a special experience," Deeb said. "From talking to the other commits, from talking to the players, and kind of figuring out their goals and their mindset … we believe in a lot of the same things. "The coaches were straight-forward with me and not just saying things to make me feel good. Here's what we have to offer, here's how we do things here, and if you like it then it's for you and if it's not it's not. Their system and beliefs fit perfectly in what I be- lieve in and what I'm planning to do at Notre Dame." The 6-2, 237-pound "When you look at the three major ar- grade-point average at the prestigious American Heri- tage School in Plantation, Fla., Deeb was swayed in part by his tour of the Notre Dame campus, including the Mendoza College of Business, several days earlier. 247Sports lists Deeb as a three-star recruit, the No. 48 inside linebacker in the land and the No. 125 player in the talent-rich state of Florida. PHOTO COURTESY 247SPORTS prospect in Florida. Rivals.com also gives him three stars, AUGUST 2012 70 Deeb, who recorded 90 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions and five forced fumbles in his junior season, is rated by 247Sports as a three- star prospect, the No. 48 inside linebacker na- tionally and the No. 125