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5 Ranking by Athlon Sports of Notre Dame senior KeiVarae Russell and junior Cole Luke as the best cornerback duo in the country. The only tandems ahead of them were Virginia Tech (Kendall Fuller and Brandon Facyson), Florida (Vernon Har- greaves III and Jalen Tabor), LSU (Tre'Davious White and Kevin Toliver II) and USC (Adoree' Jackson and Kevon Seymour). The Irish tandem is projected the best at the school since 2002 with consensus All-American Shane Walton and Associated Press third-team All-American Vontez Duff. 25 This will be the Silver Anniversary of Notre Dame's Brian Kelly as a college football head coach after 13 seasons at Grand Valley State (1991-2003), three at Central Michigan (2004-06), three at Cincinnati (2007-09) and the past five at Notre Dame. His career record stands at 216-77-2, including a 45-20 ledger with the Fighting Irish. Among the 15 full-time Notre Dame head coaches since 1913, Kelly is the seventh to reach his sixth year with the Fighting Irish, joining in chrono- logical order Knute Rockne (13), Elmer Layden (seven), Frank Leahy (11), Ara Parseghian (11), Dan Devine (six) and Lou Holtz (11). Only Holtz had more overall years as a college head coach with 33. 346 Career starts entering 2015 among Notre Dame's players on offense (140) and defense (206). Last year, the Irish began the year with 225 — 110 on defense and 105 on offense. Leading the way this season with 26 career starts are senior left tackle Ronnie Stanley, senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell and junior linebacker Jaylon Smith. 1916 The last football season in which Notre Dame did not face a member of the Big Ten Conference during the regular season — until this year. Yet technically, the two "Big Ten" opponents the Irish played that season, Michigan State and Nebraska, did not join the league until 1953 and 2010, respectively. 1991 The year Notre Dame's exclusive contract with NBC for home games began, meaning this too is another Silver Anniversary in the football office. The Fighting Irish have finished unbeaten at home only twice in those 25 years — 6-0 in 1998 and 2012. In the 26 years from 1964-89, it was unbeaten at home nine times. UNDER THE DOME Blue & Gold Illustrated PO Box 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 1-800-421-7751 www.BlueGoldOnline.com Car Seat • 5-Position headrest accommodates growth • Approved for forward-facing use with children ages 4-12 (30-110 lbs.) • BONUS!! Detachable backrest converts seat to backless booster seat • Side impact tested and approved Please add Sales Tax if shipping to NC (7.5%), MI (6%), or IN (7%) $ 199 95 Free s&H (Item #6550) NEW! 2015 Notre Dame Football Packages Sept. 5 Texas Sept. 19 Georgia Tech Sept. 26 UMass Oct. 10 Navy Oct. 17 USC Nov. 14 Wake Forest A Notre Dame trip makes A GREAT GIFT: Birthday, Father's Day, Graduation, Christmas, Retirement All details at diamondtravel.com or call 602-870-9197 DIAMOND TRAVEL 27 years in business