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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com MARCH 2021 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON MARCH 12* MARCH 2021 ✦ VOLUME 40, ISSUE 15 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 Mike Singer 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. * SUBJECT TO CHANGE PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM AHEAD OF THE GAME Quarterback Tyler Buchner is one of a school-record 14 players to enroll early at Notre Dame this month ✦ OUR RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 14 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Engel's Angle ✦ Patrick Engel ................................. 5 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................7 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE National Signing Day Overview ............................ 14 Position Grades And Overview ............................. 16 Tom Lemming Q&A/Team Rankings ..................... 20 Skill Position Recruiting ........................................ 22 Signee Features And Bios ..................................... 24 Football Recruiting Notes ..................................... 56 2021 Scholarship Breakdown ............................... 58 2022 Offers And Overview ................................... 60 Commit Profile ..................................................... 63 Prep Profiles ......................................................... 64 Football Recruiting 2022 Master List .................... 65 Marcus Freeman's First Month ............................. 70 Quarterback Development ................................... 72 Men's Basketball ................................................... 74 Women's Basketball ............................................. 76 ND Sports ............................................................. 78 Irish In The Pros .................................................... 79 Where Have You Gone? ........................................ 80 Blue & Gold Marketplace ..................................... 81 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................ 82 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2021 THEMES Some top objectives if the Irish are to return to CFP ✦ PAGE 66 PHOTO BY MIKE MILLER