Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SUMMER 2025 3 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON AUG. 8 See page 7 for important schedule and subscription changes SUMMER 2025 ✦ VOLUME 44, ISSUE 18 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 Beverly Taylor ADVERTISING SALES Maria Taustine (502) 552-4390 CUSTOMER SERVICE Lauren Gordon, Shelby Cragg, 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. MOVING ON Christian Gray is determined not to let one play impact his swagger and performance ✦ PAGE 26 PHOTO 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 Publisher's Letter ..............................................7 Under The Dome ..............................................8 Quarterback Turnover ....................................16 Football Depth Chart ......................................20 Junior Class Review ........................................22 Riley Leonard ..................................................28 NFL Draft Recap ..............................................30 Football Recruiting .........................................33 Commit Profiles ..............................................34 Recruiting Roundup/2026 Master List ............37 Blue & Gold Marketplace ...............................38 Men's Basketball .............................................39 Women'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 THE FUTURE IS NOW Notre Dame moves forward with CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER