Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MARCH 2024 3 * SUBJECT TO CHANGE MARCH 2024 ✦ VOLUME 43, ISSUE 15 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman Matt Herb Cathy Jones Chris Riffer STAFF 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 Courtesy CJ Carr and Cam Williams 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. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON MARCH 8* 2024 STORYLINES Marcus Freeman hit speed bumps in his first two seasons at Notre Dame, but it could be smoother sailing in Year 3 ✦ PAGE 22 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 ..................................................... 7 RJ Oben ................................................................ 14 Riley Leonard ......................................................... 16 2024 Projected Depth Chart ................................. 18 Revisiting BGI's Top 25 in 2023 .............................. 26 FOOTBALL RECRUITING COVERAGE Position Overview and Grades .............................. 30 Recruiting Roundtable........................................... 34 Signee Features and Bios ...................................... 38 Football Recruiting Notes ...................................... 68 Class of 2025: Offers and Overview ...................... 70 2025 Master List ...................................................73 Football Commit Profiles ....................................... 75 Men's Basketball ...................................................80 Women's Basketball .............................................82 ND Sports .............................................................84 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................85 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .................................86 Irish In The Pros ....................................................88 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble .................................. 89 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............90 TOP 11 AGAIN Notre Dame's top-heavy signees with sprinkled depth at numerous positions produces yet another one of the nation's best recruiting classes ✦ OUR RECRUITING COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 30 PHOTO BY MIKE SINGER