Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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ON THE COVER UNFINISHED BUSINESS Louis Nix III came back for one more year of terrorizing opponents PAGE 78 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi ASSISTANT EDITOR Wes Morgan ASSISTANT EDITOR Dan Murphy RECRUITING REPORTER Tom Loy MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Chris Riffer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage • Ryan Tice PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica • Joe Raymond COVER PHOTO Lon Horwedel DESIGN Cory Lavalette • Jeanette Blankenship ! ! ! PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry CIRCULATION MANAGER Gail Evans MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER Laura Kendall ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton • Dave Searcy 800-421-7751 The BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL PREVIEW is published by Coman Publishing Company, 324 Blackwell St, Suite 1020, Durham, NC 27701. The BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED FOOTBALL PREVIEW is printed by Walsworth Print Group, Saint Joseph, Mich. Postmaster: Send address changes to BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, PO Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702-2331. For advertising or subscription information call 1-800-4217751 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, PO Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702-2331. Safeties coach Bob Elliott's health issues never slowed him down PAGE 28 FEATURES SEASON PREVIEW ............................................ 20 OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHUCK MARTIN ....... 38 SPEED AT RUNNING BACK ....................................44 WR TJ JONES ..........................................................54 DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR BOB DIACO ..............76 DB BENNETT JACKSON ..........................................96 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES .................................112 2012 IN REVIEW ...................................................130 1913: THE GAME-CHANGER ................................140 ARA PARSEGHIAN TURNS 90 ..............................144 RECRUITING CLASS OF 2008 REVIEW .................148 POSITION OVERVIEWS 2013 Notre Dame Football Schedule Date Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Opponent (TV) Temple (NBC) at Michigan (ABC) at Purdue (ABC) Michigan State (NBC) Oklahoma (NBC) vs. Arizona State^ (NBC) Southern California (NBC) at Air Force (CBSSN) Navy (NBC) at Pittsburgh (ABC) Brigham Young (NBC) at Stanford (FOX) Time (ET) 3:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA 3:30 p.m. TBA ^ Shamrock Series at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas QUARTERBACKS ............................................... 40 RUNNING BACKS.............................................. 48 WIDE RECEIVERS .............................................. 58 TIGHT ENDS...................................................... 64 OFFENSIVE LINEMEN ....................................... 68 DEFENSIVE LINEMEN ....................................... 84 LINEBACKERS ................................................... 90 DEFENSIVE BACKS.......................................... 100 SPECIALISTS ................................................... 108 DEPARTMENTS THE FIFTH QUARTER .......................................... 2 UNDER THE DOME ............................................. 4 RECRUITING CAN THE SOUTH BE CAUGHT? ......................... 32 CLASS OF 2013 TOP STORYLINES ................... 154 TERRIFIC 20 FOR 2014 .................................... 157 ALSO INSIDE 2013 ROSTER .................................................... 18 OPPONENT PREVIEWS................................... 116 2013 PREDICTIONS ..............................................128 2012 STATISTICS ............................................. 134 IRISH IN THE NFL............................................ 136 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2013 FOOTBALL PREVIEW 1.Contents.indd 1 PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL 2013 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ISSUE THE SILENT TREATMENT ! 1 6/25/13 2:41 PM