Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JAN. 1, 2021 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON JAN. 3* JAN. 1, 2021 ✦ VOLUME 40, ISSUE 12 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 Clemson 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. CARBON COPY Clemson's 34-10 victory over Notre Dame in the ACC Championship was a mirror image of the 30-3 rout in the 2018 College Football Playoff ✦ PAGE 20 * SUBJECT TO CHANGE ROLLING TIDE No. 1 Alabama is next for the Irish in the College Football Playoff ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 34 PHOTO COURTESY CRIMSON TIDE PHOTOS/UA ATHLETICS ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ............................................................... 5 Under The Dome ..................................................... 6 Clark Lea ................................................................ 16 Defensive Coordinator Search ............................... 18 Engel's Angle ✦ Patrick Engel ............................... 32 Cumulative Stats ................................................... 33 Notre Dame and Alabama Rosters .......................44 Early Signing Day ..................................................46 Football Commitment Profile ...............................52 2022 Master List ...................................................53 Men's Basketball ...................................................54 Women's Basketball .............................................56 ND Sports .............................................................58 Irish In The Pros ....................................................59 Irish Assistants Hired As Head Coaches ................60 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................61 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................62 PHOTO BY JEFF SINER, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/COURTESY ACC MEDIA