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Football
CAREER:Talented, young linebacker has not seen the field yet at Notre Dame ... recovering from a knee injury that ended his season early in 2008 and spent all of spring rehabbing injury. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... placed on all-Southern California team by Southern California Football Coaches Association and Orange County Register ... named to first-team all-Southern California team by GoldenStatePreps.com ... named a third-team all-state selection by CalHiSports.com as a senior ... recorded 79 tackles and one sack in 11 games during senior season ... named to the 2007 L.A. Times preseason All-Southland team ... one of just two juniors selected to the all-CIF Pac-5 Division team after his junior season ... selected to the second team all-state underclass squad following junior season in which he recorded 101 tackles, 30 tackles for loss,10 sacks and forced five fumbles ... ranked by Scout.com the eighth-best middle linebacker in the country and the 16th-best prospect in California ... considered the 22nd-best player in California by SuperPrep and the third-best linebacker in the state ... Rivals.com rated him No. 31 in the state of California and the 11th-best inside linebacker ... three-year starter for the Knights ... as a sophomore starting in the Southern Section Division III championship game, recorded 22 tackles in a loss to Dominguez H.S. ... father Mike played at USC and was a long snapper for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL ... brother Michael plays quarterback at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga ... cousin Bruce Luizzi also played at USC ... high school teammate of classmate Dayne Crist ... numerous notable alumni from Notre Dame High School include actresses Rachel Bilson and Kirsten Dunst, University of Pittsburgh head basketball coach Jamie Dixon and current NFL players Justin Fargas and Nick Folk ... played for coach Kevin Rooney ... born Oct. 18, 1989 ... son of Mike and Cathy McDonald ... youngest of three children ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. |
    
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