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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 14, 2024 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON SEPT. 15* * SUBJECT TO CHANGE Aug. 31 at Texas A&M Sep. 7 N. Illinois Sep. 14 at Purdue Sep. 21 Miami (Ohio) Sep. 28 Louisville Oct. 12 Stanford Oct. 19 vs. Ga. Tech Oct. 26 vs. Navy Nov. 9 Florida State Nov. 16 Virginia Nov. 23 vs. Army Nov. 30 at USC 2024 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE* SEPT. 14, 2024 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 2 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 Michael Miller, Chad Weaver COVER PHOTO Michael Miller DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship, Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Mark Panus BUSINESS ANALYST Sarah Boone CIRCULATION MANAGER Tristin Shears ADVERTISING SALES Maria Taustine (502) 552-4390 CUSTOMER SERVICE Crystal Clayton, Cathy Jones (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 Co., a division of On3 Media, Inc., located at 905 W. Main St., Suite 24F, Durham, NC 27701 (www.comanpub.com). A one-year (20 issues) subscription is $74.95. 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. BOILING UP Notre Dame renews its rivalry with Purdue ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 34 PHOTO COURTESY PURDUE ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage.......... 4 Fan Forum ......................................................... 5 Under The Dome ............................................... 6 Jordan Botelho ................................................ 16 Beaux Collins ................................................... 18 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ......................... 31 Cumulative Stats .............................................. 32 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................ 33 Notre Dame and Purdue Rosters ..................... 42 Football Recruiting .......................................... 44 Prep Profiles .................................................... 45 2025 and 2026 Master Lists ............................ 46 ND Sports ........................................................ 49 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................ 50 Irish In The Pros ............................................... 52 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble ............................ 53 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 54 DROPPING THE BALL Northern Illinois stuns Notre Dame 16-14 in massive upset ✦ PAGE 20 PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER