Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Preseason 2012 ✦ volume 31, issue 20 senior editor Lou Somogyi Football recruiting editor Jason Sapp assistant editor Wes Morgan staFF writer Dan Murphy managing editor Steve Downey contributing editor Chris Riffer contributing writer Todd D. Burlage PhotograPhy Bill Panzica Joe Raymond Michael & Susan Bennett design cover Photo Jeanette Blankenship ✦ ✦ ✦ Cory Lavalette Publisher Stu Coman business manager Linda Autry circulation manager Gail Evans marketing/merchandise manager Beverly Taylor advertising sales Michelle DeLee-Hamilton Dave Searcy 800-421-7751 customer service manager Laura Kendall ✦ ✦ ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is published 20 times annually — weekly Sept.-Nov. and monthly Dec.-Aug, except June — by Coman Publishing Company, 324 Blackwell St, Suite 560, Durham, NC 27701. A one-year (20 issues) subscrip- tion 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 www.BLUEANDGOLD.com GOING OUT ON TOP Senior linebacker Manti Te'o leads the Fighting Irish into its 125th football season ✦ PAGE 30 PHOTO COURTESY FOX FAMILY HOMEWARD BOUND 1-800-421-7751 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUS- TRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. extra special for the Fox family ✦ PAGE 72 Notre Dame's trip to Dublin, Ireland, will be ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage...........4 Fighting Words ✦ Wes Morgan .........................5 Murphy's Law ✦ Dan Murphy ...........................6 Fan Forum ..........................................................7 Under The Dome ................................................8 125th Anniversary: The Victory March .............20 Senior Class Review ..........................................24 Brian Kelly .........................................................35 Offense Overview .............................................38 Season Kickoff: Offensive Position Analysis ......40 Defense Overview ............................................54 Season Kickoff: Defensive Position Analysis .....56 Freshman Impact ..............................................68 Navy Game Preview .........................................74 Notre Dame & Navy Rosters .............................80 Football Recruiting ...........................................82 Prep Profiles .....................................................85 Recruiting Master List & Notes .........................86 Men's Basketball ...............................................88 ND Sports .........................................................90 Irish In The Pros ................................................92 Blue & Gold Marketplace .................................94 Where Have You Gone? ....................................96 The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi......................98 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF SEPT. 3 PRESEASON 2012 3 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA