According to Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated, the departure of former Notre Dame Fighting Irish recruit DE Aaran Lynch has become final. The

DE Aaron Lynch has signed scholarship paperwork at USF. Will enroll in summer B session that starts June 25.

— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) April 23, 2012

The 19-year-old defensive lineman is reportedly transferring back to his home state of Florida in order to be closer to his girlfriend. Lynch was a highly-rated defensive end coming out of Cape Coral's Island Coast High School. The 6'6" end joined the Irish 2011 after initially committing with Notre Dame, switching his commitment to the Florida State Seminoles and then re-committing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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