Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com MARCH 2017 3 MARCH 2017 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 15 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell STAFF WRITER Matt Jones RECRUITING REPORTERS Corey Bodden, David McKinney MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Rick Kimball, Andrew Ivins COVER PHOTO Courtesy Rivals.com DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry CIRCULATION MANAGER Gail Evans ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor CUSTOMER SERVICE Lauren Saunders 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 $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 ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. BIG MEN ON CAMPUS DT Kurt Hinish, OL Joshua Lugg and TE Brock Wright are all smiles to officially become a part of the Irish ✦ MORE THAN 50 PAGES OF SIGNING DAY & RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 2O OVERALL OVERHAUL Profiles on offensive coordinator Chip Long and other new hires ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 76 PHOTO BY ANDREW IVINS PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF MAR. 10 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage .................... 4 On The Irish Beat ✦ Matt Jones .................................. 5 Fan Forum ................................................................... 6 Under The Dome ......................................................... 8 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE Position Grades And Overview .................................. 24 Recruiting Roundtable/Team Rankings ..................... 28 Tight Ends Feature ..................................................... 32 Signee Bios ................................................................ 34 Recruiting Notebook ................................................. 63 2018 Offers And Overview ........................................ 68 Prep Profiles .............................................................. 72 FB Recruiting Roundup & Master List ........................ 73 Brian Kelly .................................................................. 74 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ....................................... 86 Irish Analytics ✦ Brian Fremeau ............................... 87 Men's Basketball ........................................................ 88 Guard Matt Farrell ..................................................... 90 Women's Basketball .................................................. 92 ND Sports .................................................................. 94 Irish In The Pros ......................................................... 95 Where Have You Gone? ............................................. 96 Blue & Gold Marketplace .......................................... 97 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............................. 98 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE