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

Gerace comes to College Road from Lorain, Ohio, where he was a standout quarterback for Southview High School and Head Coach Charles Auvil. Gerace was a three-year letterman for the Saints in football. Gerace will be transferring to NDC from Heidelberg College.

“Vincent will bring some needed collegiate experience to our program,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

Gerace was a Team Captain for the Saints as a senior.

The son of Leonard and Darla Gerace plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in education.

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).