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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com PRESEASON 2017 3 PRESEASON 2017 ✦ VOLUME 36, ISSUE 20 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell RECRUITING REPORTERS Corey Bodden, David McKinney MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Todd D. Burlage PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Corey Bodden, Rick Kimball COVER PHOTO Notre Dame Media Relations 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 NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF SEPT. 8 LEGEND Notre Dame mourns the passing of Ara Parseghian ✦ PAGE 18 OWL WATCHING The Irish open the 2017 season against new-look Temple ✦ PAGE 66 PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS PHOTO BY JESSE GARBER/COURTESY TEMPLE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................6 Crossroads Project ................................................24 Senior Class Review ..............................................28 OL Alex Bars and Sam Mustipher .........................32 LB Nyles Morgan and Greer Martini .....................34 Media Day: Brian Kelly..........................................36 Media Day: Assistants...........................................38 10 To Watch ..........................................................40 Offense Overview .................................................44 Wide Receivers .....................................................48 Defense Overview ................................................50 Secondary .............................................................54 Special Teams Overview .......................................56 Freshman Class Projections ..................................58 Jack Swarbrick Q&A ..............................................62 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................64 Temple and Notre Dame Rosters ..........................74 Football Commitment Profiles .............................76 Football Recruiting ...............................................82 Prep Profiles .........................................................84 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........85 Men's Basketball ...................................................88 Women's Basketball .............................................90 ND Sports .............................................................92 Irish In The Pros ....................................................94 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................96 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................98 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE