Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2018 3 JANUARY 2018✦ VOLUME 37, ISSUE 13 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, Andrew Owens PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Corey Bodden, Angela Driskell COVER PHOTO Angela Driskell 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 JAN. 5 HANDING OUT HARDWARE Special guest Jerome "The Bus" Bettis helps salute Notre Dame's 2017 award winners ✦ PAGE 20 TIGER TAMERS Irish look to cap season with a win versus LSU in the Citrus Bowl ✦ PAGE 28 PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND PHOTO BY CHRIS PARENT/LSU ATHLETICS Upon Further Review • Todd D. Burlage ................4 Closer Look • Bryan Driskell ...................................5 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 Defining Moments ................................................22 Top Performers .....................................................25 Football Recruiting ...............................................40 Commit Profiles ....................................................41 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........43 Men's Basketball ...................................................46 Women's Basketball .............................................48 ND Sports .............................................................50 Irish In The Pros ....................................................51 History: Notre Dame's Florida Funk......................52 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................53 The Fifth Quarter • Lou Somogyi..........................54 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE