Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 17, 2018 3 SEPT. 17, 2018 ✦ VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2 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 Bill Panzica 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 $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 1-919-688-0218 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 SEPT. 21 LETDOWN VICTORY Ball State gave No. 8 Notre Dame all it could handle before the Irish emerged with the 24-16 win ✦ PAGE 20 SEC CHALLENGE Quarterback Kyle Shurmur leads Vanderbilt into Notre Dame Stadium ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 32 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA PHOTO COURTESY VANDERBILT ATHLETICS Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................6 WR Chris Finke ......................................................16 S Alohi Gilman ......................................................18 Closer Look ✦ Bryan Driskell ...............................30 Cumulative Stats ...................................................31 Notre Dame And Vanderbilt Rosters ....................40 Football Recruiting ...............................................42 Prep Profiles .........................................................43 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........44 Men's Basketball Recruiting .................................47 Women's Basketball Recruiting ............................48 ND Sports .............................................................49 Irish In The Pros ....................................................50 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................51 History: The Top Irish Players From Tennessee.....52 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................54 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE