Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 28, 2016 3 NOV. 28, 2016 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 11 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 PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Rick Kimball, 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, 905 W. Main St., Suite 24F, 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 ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. FRUSTRATING FINISH DeShone Kizer and Notre Dame sputter in the second half in a 34-31 loss to Virginia Tech ✦ FULL GAME COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 22 TOUGH FINALE Cameron Smith and USC pose a tough challenge for the Irish ✦ PAGE 34 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA PHOTO BY JOHN MCGILLEN/COURTESY USC THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF NOV. 28 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................6 LB Greer Martini ...................................................16 Senior Day ............................................................18 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................21 On The Irish Beat ✦ Matt Jones...........................32 Cumulative Statistics ............................................33 Notre Dame-USC Rosters......................................42 Football Recruiting ...............................................44 Prep Profiles .........................................................46 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........47 Men's Basketball ...................................................49 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 Where Have You Gone? ........................................52 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................53 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................54 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE