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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 14, 2023 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON OCT. 15* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE USC PREVIEW The Fighting Irish have a huge opportunity for a marquee win against the Trojans ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 34 PHOTO COURTESY USC 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 OCT. 14, 2023 ✦ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 7 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman Matt Herb Cathy Jones Nick Renda S TAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Jack Soble RE CRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer Kyle Kelly C ONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHO TOGRAPHY Chad Weaver Larry Blankenship C OVER PHOTO Chad Weaver DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Mark Panus BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 574-286-8688 CIR CULATION 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. WILD CARDS Cardinals surprise Fighting Irish 33-20 ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 20 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ............................................................... 5 Under The Dome ..................................................... 6 Rico Flores Jr. ......................................................... 16 Javontae Jean-Baptiste .......................................... 18 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ............................... 31 Cumulative Stats ...................................................32 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................33 Notre Dame and Louisville Rosters ....................... 42 Football Recruiting ................................................ 44 Prep Profiles .......................................................... 46 2024 and 2025 Master Lists .................................47 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................. 52 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 54