Notre Dame received a boost to its secondary on Thursday night when safety Avery Sebastian, a graduate transfer from Cal, committed to play his fifth year for the Fighting Irish.
Sebastian, who will be eligible to play immediately, announced his decision on Twitter.
I have officially committed to the University of Notre Dame! Extremely blessed & excited to be apart of the Notre Dame family! GO IRISH
— Avery Sebastian (@JimThqrpe4) February 13, 2015 After an injury-plagued career at Cal, Sebastian announced his intent to transfer two months ago.
A four-star recruit out of McDonough, Ga., the 5-foot-10, 195-pound Sebastian made an impact on special teams as a true freshman in 2011 before making four starts and recording 56 tackles as a sophomore in 2012.
He was the full-time starter heading into the 2013 season, but tore his Achilles tendon in the Bears’ season-opener, ending his season. Sebastian was then listed as the team’s starter at safety coming out of spring practice, but he played only seven games and made 21 tackles while dealing with another leg injury.
Notre Dame returns just four scholarship safeties from the 2014 team – two of which (Drue Tranquill and Nicky Baratti) were injured when the season ended. Sebastian provides a much-needed veteran presence to the unit.
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