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

Hernandez comes to College Road from Warren, Ohio, where he was a standout safety for Beachwood High School and Head Coach Ryan Williams. Hernandez was a member of the Bison football, basketball, track, and baseball teams.

“Justin is a hard-hitter at safety that we look forward to adding to our defensive backfield,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

As a senior, Hernandez served as Team Captain, and was named Honorable Mention Chagrin Valley Conference.

The son of Tina Rothenberg plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in history.

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).