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3 Official visitors for the Notre Dame-Texas game Sept. 5 who had been committed to other schools at one point: wide re- ceiver Demetris Robertson (Alabama), running back/slot receiver Melquise Stovall (USC), and safety D.J. Morgan (Arizona State), a cousin of former Notre Dame women's basketball All-America Skylar Diggins (2009-13). It's a sign of the times on how verbal "commits" can change. 4 Members from Notre Dame's 2011 recruiting class who have graduated but will use their fifth season of eligibility at another school: quarterback Everett Golson (Florida State) and center Matt Hegarty (Oregon) are starters at two of the schools that made the four-team College Football Playoff last year, while defensive backs Josh Atkinson (Azusa Pacific) and Eilar Hardy (Bowling Green) went to smaller programs. A fifth, defensive end Anthony Rabasa, planned to play at Western Michigan, but opted instead to move on with his life in the business world in his home state of Florida. 78 Age of former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz (1986-96), who retired from ESPN this past year — but will still help host three radio shows nationally. On Sirius XM Sat- ellite radio, he will be on The Playbook every Friday (1 to 4 p.m. ET), and then help host on Saturday's College Football Tailgate Show (9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET). On Tuesdays he will co-host "Holtz In One," a new golf show on the Sirius XM PGA TOUR Radio channel (1 to 3 p.m.). 150 Notre Dame football games broadcast by NBC after the Sept. 5 opener with Texas officially marked the 25th- year anniversary of the alliance. There were only seven cameras used for the first game, versus Indiana in 1991, and then 24 for the contest against the Longhorns. 1,759 Carries by Notre Dame running backs during head coach Brian Kelly's first five seasons from 2010-14 — with only 12 resulting in lost fumbles (.0068 percent). During that span the Fighting Irish running backs averaged one lost fumble per 146.6 carries, or 2.4 per season, with a high of three in 2012 (and none that year until the ninth game). UNDER THE DOME BY THE NUMBERS 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 Notre Dame Wallets Blue & Gold Illustrated PO Box 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 1-800-421-7751 www.BlueGoldOnline.com *Please add Sales Tax if you live in NC (7.5%), MI (6%), or IN (7%) Leather TriFold Item #6563 Black or Brown $24.95 (plus $4 S&H) Leather BiFold Item #6565 Black or Tan $29.95 (plus $4 S&H)

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