Blue and Gold Illustrated

August 2016

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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BY LOU SOMOGYI L ike a competitive athletics event, a school year with the sports programs will have its ebbs and flows. In the 12 months from August 2015 through July 2016, here were some of the top memories, listed chronologically. M*A*S*H RERUNS Injuries are an inevitable aspect in the violent world of football, but in a one-month period from Aug. 14 through the second game Sept. 12, it took on almost ridicu- lous proportions. By the start of the third game, Notre Dame had lost its starting quar- terback (Malik Zaire), starting run- ning back (Tarean Folston), starting tight end (Durham Smythe), starting nose guard (Jarron Jones) and start- ing nickel back (Shaun Crawford) to season-ending surgeries. By halftime of the third game, top safety Drue Tranquill also was ruled out after tearing an ACL doing a chest-bump celebration, and a week later Corey Robinson (whose football TOP STORIES OF 2015-16 A look at 10 of the top headlines from the past 12 months Prior to the 2015 football season, quarterback Malik Zaire (pictured) was considered one of the players Notre Dame could least afford to lose to an injury. Yet when Zaire was sidelined the final 11 games, DeShone Kizer thrived in his place. The quality depth was a theme during a 10-3 campaign. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA

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