When Tony Alford decided to leave Notre Dame and join Urban Meyer at Ohio State, Irish fans expected the worst. Notre Dame's best recruiter—the man who landed Louis Nix without a head coach even hired and had made in-roads throughout South Florida—was now going to compete against the Irish staff at another Midwestern power program. 

Just hours after landing 4-star recruit Dexter Williams, Alford was in Columbus, working for a head coach who had already won his share of battles against Notre Dame, the two most significant being assistant coaches Ed Bleacher Report - College Football
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