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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MARCH 2022 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON MARCH 31* 2022 STORYLINES Marcus Freeman, New-Look Irish Prepare To Charge Ahead ✦ PAGE 34 IN THE BOOKS After a quiet National Signing Day Feb. 2 in South Bend, the Irish finish with a consensus top-10 class ✦ OUR RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 38 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER * SUBJECT TO CHANGE PHOTO BY MIKE SINGER MARCH 2022 ✦ VOLUME 41, ISSUE 15 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ryan Tice Mark Panus Matt Herb EDITOR Patrick Engel STAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Ashton Pollard RECRUITING REPORTER Mike Singer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver, Mike Miller COVER PHOTO Mike Singer 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. ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Engel's Angle ✦ Patrick Engel ................................. 5 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ................................. 6 Fan Forum ..............................................................7 Under The Dome ....................................................8 Brian Mason .........................................................17 Harry Hiestand......................................................18 Chansi Stuckey ......................................................20 Al Washington ......................................................21 Deland McCullough ..............................................22 Gerad Parker .........................................................23 Player Movement Roundup ..................................24 Revisiting BGI's Top 25 In 2021 .............................27 Isaiah Foskey.........................................................30 Brandon Joseph ....................................................32 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE National Signing Day Overview ............................ 38 Position Grades And Overview ............................. 40 Recruiting Roundtable .......................................... 44 Tom Lemming Q&A .............................................. 47 Signee Features And Bios ..................................... 48 Football Recruiting Notes ..................................... 76 2022 Scholarship Breakdown ............................... 78 2023 Offers And Overview ................................... 80 Prep Profiles ......................................................... 84 Football Recruiting 2023 Master List .................... 86 Men's Basketball ................................................... 88 Women's Basketball ............................................. 90 ND Sports ............................................................. 92 Irish In The Pros .................................................... 94 Blue & Gold Marketplace ..................................... 95 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ................................. 96 Best Of The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........... 98