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

Shaffer is a senior at Riverside High School in Painesville, Ohio, where he earned three letters for the Beavers in football and another two in baseball. Shaffer played quarterback at RHS, compiling 2,574 passing yards over his junior and senior seasons. He served as senior captain in the 2008 season, when he earned Second Team All-Premier Athletic Conference honors, with 123 completions for a school-record 1,833 yards.

Shaffer leaves Riverside as the school's career record-holder for touchdown passes (21). Playing for Head Coach Ryan Wolf, the 5-foot-10 signal caller led the Beavers to a 13-7 record over two seasons.

The son of Robert and Michelle Shaffer plans on beginning classes at NDC in the fall.

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).