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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM JANUARY 2025 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED IN JANUARY Dec. 8 Selection Day Dec. 20 First Round* Dec. 21 First Round* Dec. 31 Quarterfinals** Jan. 1 Quarterfinals** Jan. 9 Semifinal# Jan. 10 Semifinal# Jan. 20 Championship^ 2024-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE JANUARY 2025 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 13 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, Larry Blankenship 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. 'AN UNBELIEVABLE CLASS' Notre Dame Football is fired up about the 2025 Early Signing Period haul ✦ STARTS ON PAGE 50 PHOTO COURTESY ON3 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage.......... 4 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ........................... 5 Fan Forum ......................................................... 6 Under The Dome ............................................... 8 Notre Dame and Indiana Rosters .................... 28 Quarterfinal Preview ....................................... 30 Georgia Roster ................................................. 40 CFP Semifinal Opponent Capsules ................... 41 Football Commit Profiles ................................. 47 Early Signing Period Overview ......................... 50 Rating The 2025 Recruits ................................. 52 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................ 55 Men's Basketball .............................................. 56 Women's Basketball ........................................ 57 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................ 58 Irish In The Pros ............................................... 60 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble ............................ 61 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 62 LET THE GAMES BEGIN Notre Dame kicks off the first-ever 12-team playoff as the No. 7 seed hosting No. 10 seed Indiana ✦ FIRST-ROUND PREVIEW STARTS ON PAGE 16 PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS Key: * on-campus sites; ** at Fiesta, Peach, Rose or Sugar Bowls; # at Orange Bowl or Cotton Bowl; ^ at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta