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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MAY 2023 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON MAY 5* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE STAR POTENTIAL Notre Dame's sophomore class has several candidates to join cornerback Benjamin Morrison as a starter ✦ PAGE 20 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER Aug. 26 vs. Navy Sept. 2 Tenn. State Sept. 9 at NC State Sept. 16 Central Mich. Sept. 23 Ohio State Sept. 30 at Duke Oct. 7 at Louisville Oct. 14 USC Oct. 28 Pitt Nov. 4 at Clemson Nov. 18 Wake Forest Nov. 25 at Stanford 2023 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MAY 2023 ✦ VOLUME 42, ISSUE 17 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 REPORTERS Mike Singer Kyle Kelly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver, David Becker COVER PHOTO Courtesy Fighting Irish Media 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 $69.95. 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 Spring Football Overview: Offense ....................... 24 Spring Football Overview: Defense ....................... 28 Spring Football Overview: Special Teams.............. 32 Football Recruiting ................................................ 34 Commit Profile ...................................................... 35 Football Recruiting Roundup ................................36 Women's Basketball .............................................38 ND Sports .............................................................40 Irish In The Pros ....................................................41 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .................................42 Lou Somogyi Memorial Fund Update ...................44 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................45 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............46 HOME AGAIN Indiana roots pulled coach Micah Shrewsberry to Notre Dame; men's basketball expected to have a stronger in-state flavor ✦ PAGE 16 PHOTO COURTESY FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA