Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 12, 2024 3 THERE IS NO ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED NEXT WEEK! The next issue of Blue & Gold Illustrated will be mailed on Oct. 15 NOTE: Columbus Day is Oct. 14. Please visit BlueGoldOnline.com for the digital version if your delivery is affected by this postal holiday! * SUBJECT TO CHANGE; EDITIONS PRINT ON SUNDAY AND ARE PROCESSED FOR MAIL DELIVERY ON MONDAYS 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* OCT. 12, 2024 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 5 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, Lauren Gordon, 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. ON THE RISE Stanford looks like a competitive team again ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 34 PHOTO COURTESY STANFORD ATHLETICS ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage.......... 4 Fan Forum ......................................................... 5 Under The Dome ............................................... 6 Pat Coogan and Rocco Spindler ....................... 16 Junior Tuihalamaka ......................................... 18 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ......................... 31 Cumulative Stats .............................................. 32 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................ 33 Notre Dame and Louisville Rosters .................. 42 Football Recruiting .......................................... 44 2025 and 2026 Master Lists ............................ 45 Men's Basketball Commit Profiles ................... 48 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 STAYING ALIVE Notre Dame remains in the College Football Playoff conversation with 31-24 win over No. 15 Louisville ✦ PAGE 20 PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER