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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM PRESEASON 2023 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON AUG. 27* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE NAVY PREVIEW Notre Dame heads to Ireland to take on a Midshipmen squad under new leadership ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 38 PHOTO COURTESY NAVY ATHLETICS 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 Pittsburgh Nov. 4 at Clemson Nov. 18 Wake Forest Nov. 25 at Stanford 2023 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE PRESEASON 2023 ✦ VOLUME 42, ISSUE 20 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Mark Panus Matt Herb Chris Riffer STAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Jack Soble RECRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer Kyle Kelly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver COVER PHOTOS Chad Weaver, Chris Hill DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 574-286-8688 CIRCULATION MANAGER Sarah Boone CUSTOMER SERVICE Cathy Jones, Crystal Clayton, 800-421-7751 BUSINESS INTERN Jackson Jones ✦ ✦ ✦ 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. THE TOP 25 The Notre Dame players who will make the biggest impact in 2023 ✦ PAGE 20 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ................................. 5 Fan Forum ............................................................... 6 Under The Dome ..................................................... 8 Fall Camp ............................................................... 18 Offense Overview .................................................. 26 Defense Overview ................................................. 29 Sam Hartman ........................................................ 32 Max Bullough ........................................................ 34 Freshman Class Projections .................................. 36 Notre Dame and Navy Rosters .............................. 46 Football Recruiting ................................................ 48 Commit Profiles ....................................................50 2024 and 2025 Master Lists .................................55 Men's Basketball ...................................................58 Women's Basketball .............................................59 ND Sports .............................................................60 Irish In The Pros ....................................................62 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................63 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................. 64 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 66