Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com MARCH 2019 3 MARCH 2019 ✦ VOLUME 38, ISSUE 15 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell RECRUITING REPORTERS Corey Bodden, David McKinney MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITER Todd D. Burlage PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Corey Bodden, Angela Driskell COVER PHOTO Courtesy Rivals.com DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor CUSTOMER SERVICE Cathy Jones, Gail Evans 800-421-7751 ✦ ✦ ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is published 20 times annually — weekly Sept.-Nov. and monthly Dec.-Aug., except June — by Coman Publishing Company, 905 W. Main St., Suite 24F, Durham, NC 27701. A one-year (20 issues) subscription is $57.95. 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 1-919-688-0218 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF MARCH 15 SAFETY SURPLUS Kyle Hamilton spearheads another full defensive group in Notre Dame's 2019 recruiting efforts ✦ OUR RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 20 2019 THEMES Some top objectives if the Irish are to return to playoffs ✦ PAGE 82 PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Publisher's Letter .................................................... 6 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE Position Grades And Overview ............................. 24 Recruiting Roundtable/Team Rankings ................ 28 Defensive Line Recruiting ..................................... 32 Signee Features And Bios ..................................... 34 Football Recruiting Notes ..................................... 66 2019 Scholarship Breakdown ............................... 70 2020 Offers And Overview ................................... 72 2020 Football Commit Profile............................... 76 Prep Profiles ......................................................... 77 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List .......... 78 Closer Look ✦ Bryan Driskell ...............................79 RB Coaching Change ............................................. 80 2019 Opponents Overview ................................... 86 Men's Basketball ................................................... 88 Women's Basketball ............................................. 90 ND Sports ............................................................. 92 Irish In The Pros .................................................... 94 Blue & Gold Marketplace ..................................... 95 Where Have You Gone? ........................................ 96 Raghib Ismail Elected To Hall Of Fame.................. 97 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................ 98 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE