Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com MARCH 2018 3 MARCH 2018✦ VOLUME 37, 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 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. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF MARCH 16 SPECIAL DELIVERY Quarterback Phil Jurkovec and 26 other freshmen are eager to begin their Notre Dame careers ✦ OUR RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 18 2018 THEMES Four storylines are bound to be most prominent next season ✦ PAGE 84 PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM PHOTO BY ANGELA DRISKELL Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................6 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE Position Grades And Overview ............................. 22 Recruiting Roundtable/Team Rankings ................ 26 Top 100 Safeties ................................................... 30 Signee Bios ........................................................... 32 Recruiting Notes ................................................... 66 2019 Offers And Overview ................................... 72 2019 FB Commit Profile ........................................ 76 Prep Profiles ......................................................... 78 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List .......... 79 Coaching Changes ................................................ 80 Closer Look ✦ Bryan Driskell ............................... 83 Men's Basketball ................................................... 88 Women's Basketball ............................................. 90 Notre Dame Hockey ............................................. 92 ND Sports ............................................................. 93 Irish In The Pros .................................................... 94 Blue & Gold Marketplace ..................................... 95 History Feature ..................................................... 96 The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi.......................... 98 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE