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

DeChiara comes to College Road from Dover, Ohio, where he was a standout wide receiver and cornerback for Dover High School and Head Coach Daniel Ifft. DeChiara was a one-year letterman for the Tornadoes; he also lettered one year in basketball and three years in track.

“Cory will bring some versatility to our roster,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

DeChiara was named Region 11 First Team Defense, and Eastern Central Ohio League Second Team after accounting for over 1,100 yards during his senior season.

The son of Tom and Michelle Burkhart plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in sports management.

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).