Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM APRIL 2022 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON APRIL 29* PRO HOPEFULS Projected top-five pick Kyle Hamilton headlines Notre Dame's 2022 NFL Draft class ✦ PAGE 36 IN FULL BLOOM Like the revival of flowers in the spring, Notre Dame has a colorful sense of newness about it — from the head coach to assistants and even some players ✦ PAGE 22 PHOTO BY ANDRIS VISOCKIS * SUBJECT TO CHANGE ✦ 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 Defensive Coordinator Al Golden .......................... 16 Quarterback Competition ..................................... 18 Linebacker Corps ................................................... 20 Spring Depth Chart ................................................ 26 Spring Position Overviews ..................................... 27 Football Recruiting .................................................. 40 Football Commit Profile ........................................ 42 Prep Profiles .......................................................... 43 Recruiting Roundup/2023 Master List ..................44 Men's Basketball ...................................................46 Women's Basketball .............................................48 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................. 52 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 54 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER APRIL 2022 ✦ VOLUME 41, ISSUE 16 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mark Panus Matt Herb EDIT OR Patrick Engel STAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Ashton Pollard RE CRUITING REPORTER Mike Singer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHO TOGRAPHY Chad Weaver, Mike Miller COVER PHOTO Chad Weaver DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 CIR CULATION 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.