Early Signing Period: 4 Star LB Osita Ekwonu Signs With Notre Dame

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish continue to load up at the linebacker position. What was a very shallow depth chart in spring and fall of 2017, is now a position group that is fully loaded, and the latest is Osita Ekwonu from Charlotte, North Carolina.

It’s official now, as Osi has sent in his NLI to Notre Dame this morning during the early signing period for college football.

Take one look at Osi and you are immediately struck at how athletic he is — but also extremely powerful as well. At 6’2” and 220 pounds, Ekwonu is physically ripped. Not only did he play LB in high school, he also operated as a running back as well.

Notre Dame won an early recruiting battle here back in June. Ekwonu was considering the Auburn Tigers, Vanderbilt Commodores, Michigan Wolverines, and others. He also held offers from a lot of different schools as well, but the Irish did a great job of identifying and bringing the big fish home.

From Ekwonu’s commitment:

Ekwonu’s announcement was both spiritual and practical, singling out Jesus for praise before lauding Irish defensive coordinator Clark Lea and head coach Brian Kelly.

“To Him, I give all the glory!

“I need to start by thanking God for his numerous blessings on my life, including the amazing coaches and teammates who have helped me throughout my career and the recruiting process.

“I would also like to personally thank all of the coaches that recruited me and supported me. A huge shoutout to my family for always providing me with guidance and counsel as I grew closer towards a decision, especially my parents and their many sacrifices to enable me to great to where I am today.

“Finally, I would like to thank the University of Notre Dame, as well as Coach Lea and Coach Kelly for blessing me with this incredibly opportunity and privilege. #GoIrish.”