Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 31, 2026 3 OCT. 31, 2026 ✦ VOL. 46, ISSUE 7 IN MEMORY OF Lou Somogyi, Editor 1985-2021 MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey C ONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stu Coman, Matt Herb, David Wasson, Cathy Jones, Chris Riffer S TAFF WRITERS Eric Hansen, Tyler James, Jack Soble RE CRUITING REPORTERS Mike Singer, Kyle Kelly C ONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage, Jim Lefebvre PHO TOGRAPHY Michael Miller, Chad Weaver COVER PHOTO Chad Weaver DE SIGN Jeanette Blankenship, Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Jeanette Blankenship BUSINESS ANALYST Sarah Boone CIR CULATION Beverly Taylor AD VERTISING SALES AND MARKETING COORDINATOR Elena Rehberg CUS TOMER SERVICE Lacey Perry, Elena Rehberg, Cathy Jones (800) 421-7751 magazines@on3.com ✦ ✦ ✦ 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 Sports, 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 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702. THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED ON NOV. 1 LEFT DOUBT No. 8 BYU stuns No. 2 Notre Dame, hands Irish first loss of 2026 ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER 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 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............ 4 Fan Forum ............................................................ 5 Under The Dome .................................................. 6 The Gold Standard .............................................. 14 DJ McKinney ....................................................... 16 The Deep Read ✦ Eric Hansen .......................... 29 Cumulative Stats ................................................. 30 Blue & Gold Marketplace ................................... 31 Miami Preview .................................................... 32 Miami and Notre Dame Rosters ......................... 39 Opponent On Deck: Boston College Preview ..... 41 Football Recruiting ............................................. 42 Recruiting Roundup ............................................ 44 Men's Basketball ................................................. 47 Women's Basketball ........................................... 48 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 & Stanford preview/Purdue recap Oct. 4 BYU preview/UNC recap Oct. 11 Navy preview/ Stanford recap Oct. 18 Miami preview/BYU recap *** BYE WEEK *** Nov. 1 Boston College preview/Navy recap Nov. 8 SMU preview/Miami recap Nov. 15 Syracuse preview/Boston College recap Nov. 22 SMU recap Nov. 29 Syracuse and 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 red; all dates subject to change * Special edition ONLY if Notre Dame advances