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

Ardman comes to College Road from Canal Fulton, Ohio, where he was a standout offensive and defensive lineman for Northwest High School and Head Coach Vic Whiting. Ardman was a three-year letterman for the Indians in football; he also lettered four years in track.

“Denny will bring some versatility to our offensive and defensive fronts,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

As a senior, Ardman served as Team Captain, and was named First Team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference and Second Team All-Inland District.

The son of Denny and Joy Ardman plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in criminal justice.

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).