SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Notre Dame Football announced today that Zach Trumble has signed an NAIA Letter of Intent to continue his football career with the Falcons.

Trumble comes to College Road from Rochester Hills, Mich., where he was a standout defensive tackle for Adams High School and Head Coach Tony Patritto. Trumble was a three-year letterman for the Highlanders in football; he also earned four letters in track & field and three in wrestling.

“Zach is a talented athlete who will be a nice addition as we build our defense,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

Trumble served as team captain for the Highlanders in his senior season (2008) and was named All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) in both his senior and junior years.  Over his junior and senior seasons, Trumble piled up 74 tackles and 4-1/2 sacks.

The son of James and Stacey Trumble plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in marketing.

The development of a Football program at Notre Dame College was announced on Nov. 25. With their development of a team, Notre Dame becomes the only scholarship football team in the metropolitan Cleveland area. For information about the program and Head Coach Adam Howard, log onto www.NotreDameFalcons.com.

For media inquiries, Contact Sports Information Director Skip Snow at 216-373-5319 or ssnow@ndc.edu.

Notre Dame College is a co-educational liberal arts institution in South Euclid, Ohio. The Notre Dame Department of Athletics sponsors the Falcons' participation in 21 men's and women's intercollegiate sports. The College is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the American Mideast Conference (AMC). In 2008-09, Notre Dame athletic programs rank No. 21 in the nation, based on the NAIA Director's Cup all-sports ranking as published by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).