Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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PRICE IS PRICE IS RIGHT RIGHT Running back Jadarian Price Running back Jadarian Price racks up 216 all-purpose yards racks up 216 all-purpose yards and 4 touchdowns to help and 4 touchdowns to help Notre Dame overwhelm Notre Dame overwhelm Purdue, 56-30 Purdue, 56-30 EST. 1981 EST. 1981 SEPT. 27, 2025 • $5.00 SEPT. 27, 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 3 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 3 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM INCLUDES PREVIEWS FOR ARKANSAS PAGE 34 ✦ BOISE STATE PAGE 43 HOG WILD HOG WILD Junior running back Jeremiyah Love's Junior running back Jeremiyah Love's 4 first-half touchdowns ignite dominant offensive 4 first-half touchdowns ignite dominant offensive performance in Notre Dame's 56-13 win at Arkansas performance in Notre Dame's 56-13 win at Arkansas EST. 1981 EST. 1981 OCT. 4, 2025 • $5.00 OCT. 4, 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 4 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 4 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM INCLUDES PREVIEWS FOR BOISE STATE PAGE 34 ✦ NC STATE PAGE 43 DEFENSELESS DEFENSELESS No. 16 Texas A&M engineers late touchdown drive No. 16 Texas A&M engineers late touchdown drive to upset No. 8 Notre Dame, 41-40 to upset No. 8 Notre Dame, 41-40 EST. 1981 EST. 1981 SEPT. 20, 2025 • $5.00 SEPT. 20, 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 2 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 2 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM INCLUDES PREVIEWS FOR PURDUE PAGE 34 ✦ ARKANSAS PAGE 43 BRONCO BUSTERS BRONCO BUSTERS Strong defensive performance by junior linebacker Drayk Bowen Strong defensive performance by junior linebacker Drayk Bowen and Co. leads Notre Dame to a 28-7 win over Boise State and Co. leads Notre Dame to a 28-7 win over Boise State EST. 1981 EST. 1981 OCT. 11, 2025 • $5.00 OCT. 11, 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 5 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 5 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM INCLUDES PREVIEWS FOR NORTH CAROLINA STATE PAGE 34 ✦ USC PAGE 43 FULL CIRCLE FULL CIRCLE Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish start Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish start their championship journey in Miami, where they aim their championship journey in Miami, where they aim to end it with a return trip to the national title game to end it with a return trip to the national title game Jeremiyah Love Jeremiyah Love Leonard Moore Leonard Moore PRESEASON 2025 • $5.00 PRESEASON 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 19 • EST. 1981 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 19 • EST. 1981 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM 2025 PRESEASON FOOTBALL ISSUE One Year Of Blue & Gold Illustrated The best analysis, features and more on Notre Dame football, recruiting and sports! Online Access at BlueGoldOnline.com The digital issues post the same day that each print edition goes to press! One Year Of Blue Gold Report The email newsletter, published every pre-game Wednesday during FB season. $18.95 $18.95 ✦ WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM EST. 1981 EST. 1981 PREORDER FOR 2026! PREORDER FOR 2026! (MAILS IN JULY) The 2026 Notre Dame Football Preview Magazine ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: SOUTHERN CAL PASSING Notre Dame Com. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT CJ Carr 105 158 66.5 1,622 13 3 Kenny Minchey 8 9 88.9 95 0 0 Southern Cal Com. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Jayden Maiava 123 171 71.9 1,852 13 2 Husan Longstreet 13 15 86.7 103 1 0 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Jeremiyah Love 100 530 5.3 8 46 Jadarian Price 63 422 6.7 7 49 Nolan James Jr. 8 33 4.1 0 15 Southern Cal Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Waymond Jordan 88 576 6.5 5 40 King Miller 29 310 10.7 3 75 Eli Sanders 47 264 5.6 2 20 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Jordan Faison 29 376 13.0 2 48 Eli Raridon 20 342 17.1 0 65 Malachi Fields 18 339 18.8 2 66 Southern Cal Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Makai Lemon 44 682 15.5 6 74 Ja'Kobi Lane 18 313 17.4 2 59 Lake McRee 14 289 20.6 1 64 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Drayk Bowen 9 22 31 1-8 Adon Shuler 15 14 29 0-0 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 14 14 28 2-8 Southern Cal Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Eric Gentry 35 6 41 7-26 Bishop Fitzgerald 24 6 30 1.5-13 Desman Stephens II 22 8 30 0-0 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Leonard Moore 3 4 1.3 0 Southern Cal No. Yards Avg. TD Bishop Fitzgerald 5 86 17.2 1 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Boubacar Traore 5.5 47 Southern Cal No. Yards Braylan Shelby 3.5 15 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Noah Burnette 16-16 5-5 48 Erik Schmidt 11-12 0-1 — Southern Cal PAT FG LG Ryon Sayeri 32-32 9-10 54 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long James Rendell 12 44.8 5 55 Southern Cal No. Avg. I20 Long Sam Johnson 7 44.3 4 53 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 3 7 6 7 ND Defense 8 6 7 3 ND Specialists 4 4 1 3 ND Totals 14 17 14 13 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. SC Offense 5 5 4 8 SC Defense 6 6 5 6 SC Specialists 4 3 1 6 SC Totals 15 14 10 20 Class Breakdowns (2025 Two-Deep) Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 55 77 56 52 — 240 40.0 Southern Cal 62 76 62 73 — 273 45.5 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 12 6 +6 Southern Cal 11 7 +4 2025 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Offense Notre Dame Southern Cal Points Per Game 40.0 45.5 First Downs 143 157 Rushing Yards 1,036 1,359 Rushing Yards Per Game 172.7 226.5 Rushing Attempts 220 213 Average Yards Per Rush 4.7 6.4 Passing Yards 1,757 1,955 Passing Yards Per Game 292.8 325.8 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 114-169-3 136-186-2 Average Yards Per Catch 15.4 14.4 Total Yards 2,793 3,314 Average Yards Per Game 465.5 552.3 Average Kickoff Return 28.9 18.1 Average Punt Return 12.2 8.0 Third-Down Conversions 33-67 37-67 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 49.3% 55.2% Fourth-Down Conversions 5-14 10-12 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 35.7 83.3% Defense Notre Dame Southern Cal Points Allowed Per Game 20.8 21.3 First Downs Allowed 114 122 Rushing Yards Allowed 637 651 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 106.2 108.5 Opponent Rushing Attempts 190 188 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.4 3.5 Passing Yards Allowed 1,472 1,462 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 245.3 243.7 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 119-207-11 117-188-8 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 12.4 12.5 Total Yards Allowed 2,109 2,113 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 351.5 352.2 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 26.0 19.7 Average Punt Return Allowed 5.0 3.3 Third-Down Conversions 30-83 27-73 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 36.1% 37.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 7-14 6-10 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 50.0% 60.0% ✦ INSIDE THE NUMBERS Starts at $49.99 for digital delivery and $74.95 for print+digital OFFER EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2025 *Special price only available with a subscription order, renewal or gift. 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