Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM APRIL 2025 3 *SUBJECT TO CHANGE APRIL 2025 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 16 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman, Matt Herb, Cathy Jones, Chris Riffer S TAFF WRITERS Tyler Horka Jack Soble RE CRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer Kyle Kelly C ONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage, Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Miller, Chad Weaver, Larry Blankenship C OVER 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 CUS TOMER SERVICE Lauren Gordon, Cathy Jones (800) 421-7751 BUSINE SS INTERNS Jackson Jones, Joel Jones, Jordan Jones ✦ ✦ ✦ 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. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON APRIL 17* FACE TIME Notre Dame was well represented at the NFL Combine, but for most players it was a mere formality to be there ✦ PAGE 36 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER THE NEW ERA Quarterback competition headlines abnormal spring practice in South Bend ✦ PAGE 22 PHOTOS BY CHAD WEAVER Aug. 31 at Miami (Fla.) Sept. 13 Texas A&M Sept. 20 Purdue Sept. 27 at Arkansas Oct. 4 Boise State Oct. 11 NC State Oct. 18 USC Nov. 1 at Boston College Nov. 8 Navy Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh Nov. 22 Syracuse Nov. 29 at Stanford 2025 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage.......... 4 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ........................... 5 Fan Forum ......................................................... 6 Under The Dome ............................................... 8 Revisiting BGI's Top 25 for 2024 ...................... 16 Adon Shuler ..................................................... 20 Spring Football Overview ................................ 22 BGI Spring Scholarship Depth Chart ................ 26 Position Group Overviews ............................... 27 Football Recruiting .......................................... 40 Prep Profiles .................................................... 41 Recruiting Roundup/2026 Master List ............. 42 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................ 43 Women's Basketball ........................................ 44 Men's Basketball .............................................. 46 ND Sports ........................................................ 48 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................ 50 Irish In The Pros ............................................... 52 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble ............................ 53 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ....... 54