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

Cuthbert comes to College Road from nearby Willowick, Ohio, where he was a standout safety for Mayfield High School and Head Coach Larry Pinto. Cuthbert was a two-year letterman for the Wildcats in football.

“Our athleticism will get a boost from the playmaking ability of Matt,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

Cuthbert served as Team Captain and was named Second Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-Ohio as a senior. As a junior, Cuthbert accrued over 800 all-purpose yards for the Wildcats.

The son of Dave and Pam Cuthbert 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).