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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM NOV. 16, 2024 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON NOV. 17* *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* NOV. 16, 2024 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 9 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, Bill Streicher, Matt Rudolph 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 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 B LU E & G O L D ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS Brutal October has Virginia in a tailspin entering matchup with Notre Dame ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 32 PHOTO COURTESY VIRGINIA ATHLETICS ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage.......... 4 Fan Forum ......................................................... 5 Under The Dome ............................................... 6 Wide Receivers ................................................ 14 Xavier Watts .................................................... 16 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ......................... 29 Cumulative Stats .............................................. 30 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................ 31 Notre Dame and Virginia Rosters .................... 40 Football Recruiting .......................................... 42 Prep Profiles .................................................... 43 2025 and 2026 Master Lists ............................ 44 Men's Basketball .............................................. 47 Women's Basketball ........................................ 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 LEAVING NO DOUBT Notre Dame picked up its seventh straight win with a 52-3 drilling of Florida State ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER