Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 12, 2016 3 SEPT. 12, 2016 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 1 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell STAFF WRITER Matt Jones RECRUITING REPORTERS Corey Bodden, David McKinney MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage Brian Fremeau PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica Joe Raymond, Andrew Ivins COVER PHOTO Bill Panzica DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry CIRCULATION MANAGER Gail Evans ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor CUSTOMER SERVICE Lauren Saunders 800-421-7751 ✦ ✦ ✦ 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. TEXAS TWO-STEP DeShone Kizer emerges in QB competition with a big game, but the Irish fall 50-47 to the Longhorns in double overtime ✦ FULL GAME COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 22 HOME OPENER The Nevada Wolf Pack invades South Bend to battle the Irish ✦ PAGE 34 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA PHOTO COURTESY NEVADA MEDIA RELATIONS THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF SEPT. 16 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................6 Team Captains ......................................................16 Drue Tranquill .......................................................18 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................21 On The Beat ✦ Matt Jones ..................................32 Notre Dame-Nevada Rosters ................................42 Football Recruiting ...............................................44 Prep Profiles .........................................................45 FB Recruiting Roundup & Master List ...................46 Men's Basketball Recruiting .................................49 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 History Feature .....................................................52 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................53 The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi..........................54 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE