Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com DECEMBER 2016 3 DECEMBER 2016 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 12 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. THE END USC's 45-27 rout caps nightmare season for the 4-8 Irish ✦ FULL GAME COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 22 BAD VACATION NCAA rules Notre Dame must vacate 21 wins from 2012-13 ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF DEC. 16 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................7 Fifth-Year Overview ..............................................16 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................21 On The Irish Beat ✦ Matt Jones...........................32 Cumulative Statistics ............................................33 Football Recruiting ...............................................34 Prep Profiles .........................................................35 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........36 Men's Basketball ...................................................38 Women's Basketball .............................................40 ND Sports .............................................................42 Irish In The Pros ....................................................43 The 1988 "Catholics Vs. Convicts" Battle ..............44 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................45 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................46 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE