Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2024 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON FEB. 16* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE BACK AT HOME Mike Denbrock leaves LSU for a third stint on the Notre Dame coaching staff ✦ PAGE 14 PHOTO COURTESY LSU FEBRUARY 2024 ✦ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 14 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman Matt Herb Cathy Jones Chris Riffer S TAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Jack Soble RECRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer Kyle Kelly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chad Weaver Larry Blankenship Marcell Gordon COVER PHOTO Marcell Gordon 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. SUN AND GAMES Notre Dame finishes 2023 in style with 40-8 Sun Bowl romp over Oregon State ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 18 PHOTO BY MARCELL GORDON ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage...............4 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble ...................................5 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................7 Eli Raridon ............................................................16 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ..............................29 Final 2023 Football Statistics ................................30 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................31 Football Recruiting: Early Signing Period ..............32 Class of 2024: Rating The Recruits........................34 Football Commit Profile .......................................38 2025 Master List ...................................................39 Men's Basketball ...................................................41 Women's Basketball .............................................42 Irish In The Pros ....................................................43 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .................................44 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............46