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

Douglas comes to College Road from Columbus, Ohio, where he was a standout defensive tackle for Bishop Watterson High School and Head Coach Dan Bjelac. Douglas was a three-year letterman for the Eagles; he also lettered one year in basketball.

“Darius will be a welcome addition to our defensive front,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.
Douglas was named Second Team All-Columbus Catholic League as a senior. For his career, Douglas totaled 100 tackles and 21 sacks.

The son of Jacqueline Stokes plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in sports medicine.

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).