Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com FEBRUARY 2017 3 FEBRUARY 2017 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 14 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 Brian Westerholt, Sports on Film 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. WAKE-UP CALL Notre Dame tabs Mike Elko as defensive coordinator ✦ PAGE 22 LOOKING AHEAD TO 2017 The road back for Brian Kelly ✦ PAGE 34 PHOTO BY BRIAN WESTERHOLT, SPORTS ON FILM PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF FEB. 10 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 On The Irish Beat ✦ Matt Jones.............................5 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 Roster Update.......................................................18 Coaching Staff Overhaul .......................................20 Offensive Coordinator Chip Long..........................26 Director Of Strength & Conditioning Matt Balis ...29 Special Teams Coordinator Brian Polian ...............30 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................32 Irish Analytics ✦ Brian Fremeau ..........................33 Early Enrollees ......................................................38 Football Recruiting ...............................................40 Prep Profiles .........................................................42 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........44 Men's Basketball ...................................................46 Women's Basketball .............................................48 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 History: Five-Year Plans ........................................52 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................53 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................54 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE