Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2017 3 JANUARY 2017 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 13 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 Rick Kimball 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. TOP PERFORMERS Quenton Nelson and DeShone Kizer had shining moments during a difficult campaign ✦ PAGE 22 2017 CHANGES Brian Kelly has tough decisions to make after a 4-8 season ✦ PAGE 26 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA PHOTO BY ANDREW IVINS THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF JAN. 20 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage...............4 On The Irish Beat ✦ Matt Jones.............................5 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 'Business As Usual' ...............................................18 Awards Show ........................................................20 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................30 Irish Analytics ✦ Brian Fremeau ..........................31 Football Recruiting ...............................................32 Prep Profiles .........................................................34 FB Commit Profile .................................................35 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........36 Men's Basketball ...................................................38 Women's Basketball .............................................40 ND Sports .............................................................42 Irish In The Pros ....................................................43 Coaches That Rebound After Losing Seasons .......44 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................45 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................46 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE