Notre Dame Recruit's Case To Be Decided This Week

Lineman Eddie Vanderdoes signed a Letter of Intent to play at Notre Dame in February, but when his grandmother fell ill, he wanted to return to Southern California to be close to her, and enrolled at UCLA. The problem is, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly will not let him out of his Letter of Intent, even if it is because of his ailing grandmother. The Letter of Intent is not required to play football. There is also no penalty for a school that recruits a player that has signed an LoI. But if a player breaks his LoI, he loses one year of eligibility, unless the coach releases him.
Vanderdoes has already appealed to the board that governs LoI's once, but he had another appeal scheduled for Monday, and that decision is expected this week. Critics of Vanderdoe
s say that a reversal of his LoI would mean an open season of recruiting on LoI-signed players. Critics of Brian Kelly point to the fact he left Cincinnati with only hours notice for Notre Dame with no penalty, as can any other coach.
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