Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM DECEMBER 2025 3 DECEMBER 2025 ✦ VOL. 45, ISSUE 12 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman, Matt Herb, Cathy Jones, Chris Riffer STAFF WRITERS Eric Hansen, Tyler Horka, Tyler James, Jack Soble RECRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer, Kyle Kelly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage, Jim Lefebvre PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Aragon, Michael Miller COVER PHOTO Courtesy Notre Dame Football 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 (USPS 667650) is published 18 times annually — weekly Sept.-Dec. and monthly Jan.-Aug. (no issues in February, June and July) — by Coman Publishing Co., a division of On3 Media, Inc., located at 922 Broad St., Suite D, D u r h a m , N C 2 7 7 0 5 ( w w w. c o m a n p u b . c o m ) . A one-year (18 issues) subscription is $74.95. BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is printed by The Papers in Milford, Ind. Postmaster: Send address changes to Blue & Gold Illustrated, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, NC 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, NC 27702. CFP BOUND? Notre Dame overcomes Jeremiyah Love injury, concludes regular season with 49-20 rout of Stanford ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY CHUCK ARAGON 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 Southern Cal 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 Fan Forum ............................................................ 5 Under The Dome .................................................. 6 Trevor Ruhland Part Two .................................... 13 Trevor Ruhland Part Three.................................. 16 Golden Gamut ✦ Tyler Horka ............................ 29 Cumulative Stats ................................................. 30 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................... 31 Football Commit Profile ..................................... 32 Recruiting Roundup ............................................ 33 Men's Basketball ................................................. 36 Women's Basketball ........................................... 38 ND Sports ........................................................... 40 Irish In The Pros .................................................. 41 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre ............................... 42 First And Last ✦ Tyler James .............................. 44 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble ............................... 45 The Deep Read ✦ Eric Hansen ........................... 46 PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Mailed Focus Aug. 8 Miami (Fla.) preview Sept. 2 Texas A&M preview/Miami recap Sept. 15 Purdue preview/Texas A&M recap Sept. 22 Arkansas preview/Purdue recap Sept. 29 Boise State preview/Arkansas recap Oct. 6 NC State preview/Boise State recap Oct. 14 So. Cal preview/ NC State recap Oct. 20 Boston College preview/USC recap Nov. 3 Navy preview/Boston College recap Nov. 10 Pitt preview/Navy recap Nov. 17 Syracuse preview/Pitt recap Nov. 24 Stanford preview/Syracuse recap Dec. 1 Stanford and Regular-season recap Dec. 11 CFP first-round (OR bowl game) preview Dec. 22* CFP quarterfinal preview Jan. 3* CFP semifinal preview Jan. 10 CFP championship preview OR bowl recap NEXT issue in green; all dates subject to change * Special edition ONLY if Notre Dame advances