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football recruiting Ohio Junior Offensive Guard Makes Early Choice For Irish By Jason Sapp J immy Byrne���s decision was in. It was just a matter of time before making it official. commitment profile jimmy byrne The Cleveland St. Ignatius junior offensive guard offered his commitment to Notre Dame while his recruiter, Harry Hiestand, was still within the walls of the school building, and the next step in the process was sealing the deal during a conversation with head coach Brian Kelly ��� nearly a week later. ���My whole family was really excited,��� the 6-4, 275-pound four-star player said. ���It was just a relief to have it done and know that we didn���t have anything to worry about with Notre Dame. It was real nice to hear Coach Kelly welcome me to the family and that they���re looking forward to having me.��� Byrne���s high interest in the Irish began when he attended a one-day camp in South Bend in June. ���That���s really when I got to see all the tradition around the university for the first time,��� he said. ���I also got to work with Coach Hiestand one-onone, and that���s really when I started to like Notre Dame. I was really impressed with him, and he seemed like a great teacher. Jimmy Byrne is the No. 14 player in Ohio, the No. 9 offensive guard in the land and the No. 228 overall recruit in the country in the class of 2014 according to 247Sports. photo courtesy 247sports ���The coaching staff in particular, but more importantly the offensive line coach, was something that I was really evaluating. Coach Hiestand will be able to develop me over the next four