Posted: Mon December 17, 2012 6:07PM; Updated: Tue January 1,
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font Notre Dame defensive tackle Louis Nix III will return for
his senior season after notching two sacks and 5.5 tackles for
loss in 2012. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images's BCS Championship
Game Preview Hub  SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- At its highest population
density, the three-bedroom house in Jacksonville, Fla., had 10
residents. Louis Nix III, who has 11 younger siblings and half-
siblings, could have made a choice that would have allowed him
to enlarge that house considerably. The 326-pound Notre Dame
nose tackle could have decided to enter the NFL draft after the
BCS title game. In a few months, he could have collected a
seven-figure paycheck.  Yet the one person who would have
benefitted the most from Nix turning pro begged him to stay in
school. "My brothers and sisters, they didn't really care. My
dad, he knew the decisio