Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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March 2012 ✦ voluMe 31, issue 15 senior editor Lou Somogyi Football recruiting editor Jason Sapp assistant editor Wes Morgan staFF writer Dan Murphy Managing editor Steve Downey contributing editor Chris Riffer contributing writer Todd D. Burlage PhotograPhy Joe Raymond Lisa Nagy/Aurora Imaging design cover Photo Jeanette Blankenship ✦ ✦ ✦ Cory Lavalette Publisher Stu Coman business Manager Linda Autry circulation Manager Gail Evans assistant circulation Manager Jason Jones Marketing/Merchandise Manager Beverly Taylor Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 800-421-7751 advertising sales Dave Searcy ✦ ✦ ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is published 20 times annually — weekly Sept.-Nov. and monthly Dec.-Aug, except June — by Coman Publishing Company, 324 Blackwell St, Suite 560, Durham, NC 27701. A one-year (20 issues) subscrip- tion is $52.95. BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED is printed by The Papers in Milford, Ind. Postmaster: Send address changes to Blue & Gold Illustrated, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. Periodical postage paid at Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. For advertising or subscription information call 1-800-421-7751 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUS- TRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SIGNED, SEALED, NOW DELIVER ✦ OVERVIEW ON PAGE 16; 40 PAGES OF RECRUITING COVERAGE Brian Kelly's 16-man recruiting class fills critical needs for the Fighting Irish ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ....................4 Fighting Words ✦ Wes Morgan ...................................5 Murphy's Law ✦ Dan Murphy .....................................6 Fan Forum ...................................................................7 Under The Dome .........................................................8 Position Grades And Overview ..................................19 Recruiting Flip-Flop....................................................22 Bios For All 16 Commitments ....................................24 Recruiting Notes ........................................................48 2013 Offers And Overview ........................................52 Prep Profiles ..............................................................54 Football Recruiting Notes, Master List ......................55 Football recruiting coverage PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND return for his senior season ✦ PAGE 56 Tight end Tyler Eifert will ONE MORE YEAR Coaching Changes .....................................................59 Aaron Lynch And Stephon Tuitt .................................62 Transfer Amir Carlisle ................................................64 Football Statistics ......................................................66 Scott Martin...............................................................68 Men's Basketball ........................................................70 Women's Basketball ..................................................72 Lefty Smith ................................................................74 ND Sports ..................................................................76 Irish In The Pros .........................................................77 Blue & Gold Marketplace ..........................................79 Where Have You Gone? .............................................80 The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ...............................82 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF MARCH 23 MARCH 2012 3 PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND