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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2022 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON JAN. 7* END-OF-YEAR FIESTA The Irish and Cowboys square off in a top-10 bowl matchup ✦ PAGE 32 THE FREEMAN ERA Notre Dame's hire of 35-year-old Marcus Freeman comes with a high ceiling ✦ PAGE 15 PHOTO COURTESY OKLAHOMA STATE ATHLETICS * SUBJECT TO CHANGE ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Engel's Angle ✦ Patrick Engel ................................. 5 Fan Forum ............................................................... 6 Under The Dome ..................................................... 7 Brian Kelly Leaves For LSU ......................................26 BGI 2021 Awards .....................................................28 Notre Dame and Oklahoma State Rosters ..............42 Class Of 2022 Early Signing Period ..........................44 Football Commit Profiles ....................................... 50 Recruiting Roundup ..............................................52 Men's Basketball ...................................................54 Women's Basketball .............................................56 ND Sports .............................................................58 Irish In The Pros ....................................................59 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................59 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................. 60 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ............................... 62 PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS JANUARY 2022 ✦ VOLUME 41, ISSUE 13 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ryan Tice Mark Panus Matt Herb EDIT OR Patrick Engel STAFF WRITER Tyler Horka RECRUITING REPORTER Mike Singer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver, Mike Miller 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 CIRCULATION MANAGER Sarah Boone 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 $67.95. 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.