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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 27, 2020 3 THERE IS NO ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON NOV. 29* NOV. 27, 2020 ✦ VOLUME 40, ISSUE 9 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ryan Tice Mark Panus STAFF WRITER Patrick Engel RECRUITING REPORTER Mike Singer FOOTBALL ANALYST Mike Goolsby CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Andrew Mentock INTERN Mason Plummer PHOTOGRAPHY Mike Miller, Andris Visockis COVER PHOTO Courtesy Notre Dame Athletics 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 Laura Thornton 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. (www.comanpub.com) 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. PEAK PERFORMANCE Ian Book and the Irish offense continue to thrive and jell during 45-31 victory at Boston College ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 18 * SUBJECT TO CHANGE SHOOTOUT SETTING Up next for Notre Dame is North Carolina and its explosive offense ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 32 PHOTO BY JIM DEDMON, USA TODAY SPORTS/ COURTESY NORTH CAROLINA ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ............................................................... 5 Under The Dome ..................................................... 6 TE Michael Mayer.................................................. 14 Third-Down Success Feature ................................. 16 Engel's Angle ✦ Patrick Engel ............................... 30 Cumulative Stats ................................................... 31 Notre Dame and North Carolina Rosters ..............40 Football Recruiting ...............................................42 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........43 Women's Basketball .............................................46 Men's Basketball ...................................................47 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 History Feature .....................................................52 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................53 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................54 Sept. 12 Duke Dec. 12 Wake Forest Sept.19 South Florida Oct. 10 Florida State Oct. 17 Louisville Oct. 24 Pittsburgh Oct. 31 Georgia Tech Nov. 7 Clemson Nov. 14 Boston College Nov. 27 UNC Dec. 5 Syracuse 2020 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE* PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS