Jamie Rudolph said Kyle is grounded by the fact that his younger brother Casey, who will be an Elder sophomore, was born with cancer. Casey had a kidney and an adrenal gland removed when he was an infant, but today plays football, hockey and lacrosse for Elder. The third sibling is a girl, Kori, who
"It was his offer letter," Jamie Rudolph said. "I was like, 'This is not happening.' Charlie Weis said he didn't want to be rude in front of the other recruits, but he wanted to meet with Kyle individually and tell him how much Notre Dame wanted him."