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VIDEO: Jack Cooley proposing to his girlfriend

Jack Cooley

Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley (45) shoots against Iowa State in the first half of a second-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 22, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)

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Jack Cooley hasn’t exactly kept the fact that he has a girlfriend a secret.

On multiple occasions, Notre Dame’s resident big fella was caught by the cameras postgame planting a smooch on the lips of Jackie Oberlander.

They have reportedly been dating for three-and-a-half years, but perhaps what convinced him that Jackie was the one was the fact that the Des Moines native and devout Iowa State fan was rooting for Notre Dame in their opening round matchup. Her parents were, too.

Maybe that’s why, at the team’s postseason awards banquet on Wednesday night, Cooley decided to pop the question.

Here’s video, via Eric Atkins’ twitter feed:

“How did I get through this day?” Cooley told 247sports.com. “How did I get through Portsmouth. Agents, NBA and then I had to go get a ring. I had a lot on my plate. I got the ring here; I got it [Tuesday].”

As a man that recently proposed, I can confirm: the day you do it feels like the longest day of your life.

Congratulations to both Jack and Jackie. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

You can find Rob on twitter @RobDauster.