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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 2, 2023 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON SEPT. 3* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE BREAKING BARRIERS Notre Dame welcomes Tennessee State to South Bend ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 32 PHOTO COURTESY TENNESSEE STATE ATHLETICS Aug. 26 vs. Navy Sept. 2 Tenn. State Sept. 9 at NC State Sept. 16 C. Michigan 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 SEPT. 2, 2023 ✦ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 1 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 John Crothers, Chad Weaver COVER PHOTO John Crothers 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 ✦ ✦ ✦ 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. DAZZLING IN DUBLIN Sam Hartman started his Fighting Irish career with a tone-setting performance in Notre Dame's 42-3 victory over Navy ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 20 PHOTO BY JOHN CROTHERS ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ............................................................... 6 Under The Dome ..................................................... 8 Zeke Correll ........................................................... 16 Spencer Shrader .................................................... 18 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ............................... 31 Notre Dame and Tennessee State Rosters ............ 40 Football Recruiting ................................................ 42 Prep Profiles .........................................................43 2024 and 2025 Master Lists .................................44 Men's Basketball Commit Profiles ........................47 ND Sports .............................................................49 Irish In The Pros ....................................................50 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................51 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................. 52 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 54