Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM SEPT. 19, 2026 3 SEPT. 19, 2026 ✦ VOL. 46, ISSUE 2 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman, Matt Herb, David Wasson, Cathy Jones, Chris Riffer S TAFF WRITERS Eric Hansen, Tyler James, 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 Jeanette Blankenship BUSINESS ANALYST Sarah Boone CIRCULATION Beverly Taylor ADVERTISING SALES AND MARKETING COORDINATOR Elena Rehberg CUS TOMER SERVICE Lacey Perry, Elena Rehberg, 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 March, June and July) — by Coman Publishing Co., a division of On3 Media, Inc., located at 922 Broad St., Suite D, Durham, NC 27705 (www.comanpub.com). 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 BL UE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702. COOKED Notre Dame overwhelms Rice 52-0 with a complete team performance ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER Sept. 6 vs. Wisconsin Sept. 12 Rice Sept. 19 Michigan St. Sept. 26 at Purdue Oct. 3 at N. Carolina Oct. 10 Stanford Oct. 17 at BYU Oct. 31 vs. Navy Nov. 7 Miami Nov. 14 Boston College Nov. 21 SMU Nov. 28 at Syracuse 2026 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Fan Forum ............................................................ 4 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............ 6 Under The Dome .................................................. 7 Armel Mukam ..................................................... 16 Charles Jagusah .................................................. 18 The Deep Read ✦ Eric Hansen .......................... 31 Cumulative Stats ................................................. 32 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................... 33 Michigan State Preview ...................................... 34 Michigan State and Notre Dame Rosters............ 41 Opponent On Deck: Purdue ............................... 43 Football Recruiting ............................................. 44 Prep Profiles ....................................................... 45 Recruiting Roundup............................................. 46 ND Sports ........................................................... 49 Irish Echoes ✦ Jim Lefebvre .............................. 50 Irish In The Pros .................................................. 52 First And Last ✦ Tyler James ............................. 53 Off The Dome ✦ Jack Soble............................... 54 PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Mailed Focus Aug. 7 Wisconsin preview Sept. 7 Rice preview/Wisconsin recap Sept. 13 Michigan State preview/Rice recap Sept. 20 Purdue preview/Michigan State recap Sept. 27 UNC preview/Purdue recap Oct. 4 Stanford preview/UNC recap Oct. 11 BYU preview/ Stanford recap Oct. 18 Navy preview/BYU recap Nov. 1 Miami (FL) preview/Navy recap Nov. 8 Boston College preview/Miami recap Nov. 15 SMU preview/Boston College recap Nov. 22 Syracuse preview/SMU recap Nov. 29 Syracuse and Regular-season recap Dec. 11 CFP first-round preview Dec. 20* CFP quarterfinal preview Jan. 3* CFP semifinal preview Jan. 10 CFP championship preview NEXT issue in green; all dates subject to change * Special edition ONLY if Notre Dame advances