Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME "It's obvious. At the end of the day, it's just a 40-year decision. You don't come here for the girls or for the atmosphere or things like that. It's just a matter of coming here for great people. You get to meet so many new faces, and it's like a family." Sophomore linebacker Jaylon Smith on what he tells recruits about choosing Notre Dame "It kind of opened my eyes. You always hear about Notre Dame, but a bunch of people would tell you that you don't really know what it's like until you come here and actually experience a game. I definitely experienced that. The game was incredible. The fans were incredible. It was a great atmosphere for sure." — Sophomore safety Max Redfield on the 2012 Notre Dame-Stanford game, which he attended as a recruit committed to USC "I work for a university and, honestly, these are long processes. They're not often compatible with the sports schedule. And without knowing exactly what's going on and looking at it from afar, I think Notre Dame would argue if they're sued that there's no real viable legal claim, because they're ensuring that they're following their own procedures. "A school gets in trouble when it starts fast‑tracking things, when it skips steps. Then suddenly the person who's punished really could bring a lawsuit." — Sports Illustrated legal analyst and University of New Hampshire law professor Michael McCann on the ongoing academic dishonesty investigation (The South Bend Tribune) THEY SAID IT PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA