Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM DECEMBER 2023 3 THERE IS NO ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED NEXT WEEK! The next issue of Blue & Gold Illustrated will be mailed in mid-December NO COMPROMISE From family farm to football field, Billy Schrauth takes no shortcuts ✦ PAGE 16 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER 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 DECEMBER 2023 ✦ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 12 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman Matt Herb Cathy Jones Nick Renda STAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Jack Soble RECRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer Kyle Kelly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver, Jim Holtan, Larry Blankenship COVER PHOTO Jim Holtan DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Mark Panus BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry CIRCULATION MANAGER Crystal Clayton ADVERTISING SALES Maria Taustine (502) 552-4390 CUSTOMER SERVICE Cathy Jones Stephanie Petchers (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. FINISHING STRONG Despite a mistake-filled start, Notre Dame rode Audric Estimé's career day to a blowout win ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 18 PHOTO BY JIM HOLTAN ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ............................................................... 5 Under The Dome ..................................................... 6 Audric Estimé ........................................................ 14 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ............................... 29 Cumulative Stats ...................................................30 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................31 Football Commit Profile ........................................ 32 Prep Profiles .......................................................... 33 2024 and 2025 Master Lists .................................34 Men's Basketball ...................................................38 Women's Basketball .............................................40 ND Sports .............................................................42 Irish In The Pros ....................................................43 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .................................44 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............46