Blue and Gold Illustrated

SEPT. 14, 2015 ✦ VOLUME 35, ISSUE 2 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi ASSISTANT EDITOR Andrew Owens FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell RECRUITING EDITOR Andrew Ivins RECRUITING REPORTER Jordan Wells MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Brian Fremeau PHOTOGRAPHY Mike Bennett Lon Horwedel Bill Panzica Joe Raymond COVER PHOTO Bill Panzica DESIGN Cory Lavalette Jeanette Blankenship ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry CIRCULATION MANAGER Gail Evans 800-421-7751 MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 CUSTOMER SERVICE Lauren Saunders ✦ ✦ ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is published 20 times annually — weekly Sept.-Nov. and monthly Dec.-Aug., except June — by Coman Publishing Company, 324 Blackwell St., Suite 1020, Durham, NC 27701. A one-year (20 issues) subscription is $52.95. BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED is printed by The Papers in Milford, Ind. Postmaster: Send address changes to Blue & Gold Illustrated, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. Periodical postage paid at Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. For advertising or subscription information call 1-800-421-7751 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUS- TRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. ✦ CLICK HERE THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF SEPT. 25 COSTLY WIN Sophomore DeShone Kizer leads Notre Dame to a 34-27 comeback victory at Virginia, but fellow quarterback Malik Zaire is done for the year ✦ CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE KILLER BEES QB Justin Thomas leads Georgia Tech's option attack PHOTO BY DANNY KARNIK/GT ATHLETICS PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage Fan Forum Under The Dome Running Backs WR Chris Brown In The Trenches ✦ Andrew Owens 2015 Cumulative Stats Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell Notre Dame-Georgia Tech Rosters Football Recruiting Prep Profiles FB Recruiting Roundup & Master List Basketball Commitment Profile ND Sports Irish In The Pros Blue & Gold Marketplace Where Have You Gone? The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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