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April 2017

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com APRIL 2017 3 APRIL 2017 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 16 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. FAST START IN 2018 Recruiting coordinator Mike Elston explains how the Irish have found so much success ✦ PAGE 36 SPRING IS HERE Notre Dame kicked off spring practice March 8 ✦ PAGE 18 PHOTO BY ANDREW IVINS THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF APRIL 28 Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 On The Irish Beat ✦ Matt Jones.............................5 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 Spring Football Preview ........................................23 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................32 Irish Analytics ✦ Brian Fremeau ..........................33 Ranking The 2017 Signees ....................................34 Commitment Profiles ...........................................40 Prep Profiles .........................................................45 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........46 Men's Basketball ...................................................48 Forward Bonzie Colson .........................................50 Women's Basketball .............................................52 Guard Lindsay Allen ..............................................54 ND Sports .............................................................56 Irish In The Pros ....................................................58 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................59 History: Ring Of Honor Omissions ........................60 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................62 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND

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