Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MAY 2025 3 *SUBJECT TO CHANGE MAY 2025 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 17 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 Tristin Shears, Beverly Taylor ADVERTISING SALES Maria Taustine (502) 552-4390 CUSTOMER SERVICE Lauren Gordon, Cathy Jones (800) 421-7751 BUSINESS 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 MAY 8* ON TARGET Sophomore quarterback CJ Carr impresses in the Blue-Gold Game for the second straight year ✦ PAGE 14 PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER 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 Publisher's Letter ..................................................... 6 Under The Dome ..................................................... 7 Spring Football Offense Overview ......................... 18 Spring Football Defense Overview ........................ 22 Sophomore Class Review....................................... 26 Kedren Young ........................................................ 30 Commit Profiles ..................................................... 32 Recruiting Roundup/2026 Master List ................... 36 Blue & Gold Marketplace ...................................... 37 Women's Basketball .............................................. 38 Men's Basketball .................................................... 40 ND Sports .............................................................. 41 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .................................. 42 Irish In The Pros ..................................................... 44 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble .................................. 45 Best of the Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ............. 46 IMPORTANT POSTAL DELIVERY UPDATE As of April 1, internal changes within the U.S. Postal Service, along with weather-related issues, have led to unexpected delays in the delivery of Blue & Gold Illustrated for some subscribers. We understand the frustration this may cause and sincerely ask for your patience as the situation is resolved. Please rest assured that we are doing every- thing possible to ensure each issue reaches our readers. We've partnered with a tracking service to better monitor distribution, and data scans confirms a significant postal backlog in the Central Region affecting thousands of subscribers. We are in active communication with our USPS contacts to address these delays and will continue to provide updates as we learn more. In the meantime, we encourage you to ac- cess the digital edition of each issue—available anytime at BlueGoldonline.com. Thank you for your continued support and for allowing extra time for delivery. — The Blue & Gold Illustrated Team