Blue and Gold Illustrated

OCT. 12, 2015 ✦ VOLUME 35, ISSUE 5 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 OCT. 12 TOO MANY MISCUES Notre Dame's last-minute rally falls short and the Irish lose for the first time, 24-22, at Clemson ✦ CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE ANOTHER OPTION Notre Dame looks to stuff Navy's potent ground game PHOTO COURTESY NAVY PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage Fan Forum Under The Dome DT Sheldon Day Quarterbacks Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell Irish Analytics ✦ Brian Fremeau In The Trenches ✦ Andrew Owens 2015 Cumulative Stats Notre Dame-Navy Rosters Football Commitment Profile Prep Profiles FB Recruiting Roundup & Master List Men's Basketball ND Sports Irish In The Pros Blue & Gold Marketplace 25 Years Of Notre Dame On NBC The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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