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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MARCH 2023 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON MARCH 10* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2023 STORYLINES Marcus Freeman Has More Managing To Do In His Second Year ✦ PAGE 24 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER MARCH 2023 ✦ VOLUME 42, ISSUE 15 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mark Panus Matt Herb EDITOR Patrick Engel STAFF WRITER Tyler Horka RECRUITING REPORTER Mike Singer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver COVER PHOTO Courtesy Drayk Bowen 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, Crystal Clayton, 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 Sam Hartman ........................................................ 16 Tommy Rees .......................................................... 18 2023 Projected Depth Chart ................................. 20 Revisiting BGI's Top 25 in 2022 .............................. 28 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE Position Grades And Overview.............................. 32 Recruiting Roundtable........................................... 36 Signee Features and Bios ...................................... 40 Football Recruiting Notes ...................................... 70 2023 Scholarship Breakdown ................................ 72 Class of 2024: Offers and Overview ...................... 74 Football Commit Profile ........................................ 77 2024 Master List ...................................................78 Men's Basketball ...................................................80 Women's Basketball .............................................82 ND Sports .............................................................84 Irish In The Pros ....................................................86 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................87 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .................................88 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............90 TOP-10 HAUL Fighting Irish land consensus No. 9 recruiting class along with talented additions via the transfer portal ✦ OUR RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 32 PHOTO BY MIKE SINGER