Notre Dame said yesterday it will not release a star preps recruit from his letter of intent. Which means he can’t play college football for the UCLA Bruins this fall and will lose a season of eligibility. Eddie Vanderdoes switched from Notre Dame to UCLA; but he’ll only have three years of eligibility in Westwood, CA.
That’s because Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly did not release the 6-3, 285-pound defensive lineman from the LOI he signed earlier.
”We did not release him from his national letter of intent in order to protect the integrity of that very important program, but we have worked with the Vanderdoes family so that Eddie can continue his education this fall at a school closer to his home,” Brian Kelly said in a statement released by Notre Dame.
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