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football recruiting about me joining the team, and just gong up here and seeing how everything was made it all feel like it was the right move,��� he said. ���You can tell all of the coaches kept it real with me the whole time. ���Offense played a good part in my decision, too. Getting involved with the offense will be great. I want to come in and make something happen right away and just be part of it.��� Judging by the analysis of 247Sports national recruiting director JC Shurburtt, Bryant could find himself on the field in South Bend quickly. ���Greg Bryant is a powerful running back that I think fits well into the Notre Film Analysis Strengths A physical back that is capable of setting up the defender quickly with his lateral movement and lowering his shoulders to run through a tackle ��� Determined to hit pay dirt on every carry and works to get north and south ��� A weapon in the screen game due to catching ability, field awareness and decision making ��� A strong core and lower body paired with an aggressive style of play make him a down-to-down style of back. Areas To Improve Runs a bit tall when getting to the crease, which makes him a bigger target for the defender and loses the low center of gravity that he uses well when running between the tackles ��� Doesn���t have blazing speed, but fast enough to make the big play and steadily move the offense down the field ��� Doesn���t line up in the slot on film, but has displayed his ability to get open. ��� Jason Sapp Dame offense,��� Shurburtt said, noting the departure of senior Theo Riddick and potential of Cierre Wood entering the 2013 NFL Draft. ���He has enough speed to take it to the house if nobody has a good angle on him, but primarily is a between-the-tackles runner that can grind it out four, five, six yards at a clip. He is fairly physically developed so he should be able to play early.��� Bryant Jr., who will play in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio Jan. 5, was relieved to have his decision made, especially after seeing how well the Irish coaches and his father received the news. ���Everybody was excited when I made that decision,��� he said. ���It felt like a whole bunch of weight dropped off my shoulders. ��� My dad loves Notre Dame. This is where he wanted me to go from the start. He loves the tradition, academic program and everything about Notre Dame.��� Auburn, Florida State and South Carolina were among the programs pursuing him, and whenever a recruit has already changed his mind once there���s the question of whether he���d do it again. With Bryant, however, he is set on what lied ahead. ���I���m 100-percent done with the process,��� the Florida native shared. ���I���m fully locked in. Now we just have to go beat Alabama.��� ��� For the latest notre dame recruiting news, visit BLueandgold.com