It was a close battle between Notre Dame and LSU, but the Tigers beat out the Fighting Irish for Las Vegas Bishop Gorman’s Derek Meadows. The four-star prospect originally planned to commit to one of his finalists last Saturday, but a big push from Notre Dame was a big reason as to why he wanted to wait an extra week to make his decision. But on July 20, Meadows announced his pledge to the Tigers. Alabama, Georgia and Michigan were the other schools in contention. It’s a major loss from a Notre Dame perspective. Of his five finalists, the Irish had been by far recruiting Meadows the longest an…