Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com APRIL 2018 3 APRIL 2018 ✦ VOLUME 37, ISSUE 16 SENIOR EDITOR Lou Somogyi FOOTBALL ANALYST Bryan Driskell RECRUITING REPORTERS Corey Bodden, David McKinney MANAGING EDITOR Steve Downey CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ryan Tice CONTRIBUTING WRITER Todd D. Burlage PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, Corey Bodden, Angela Driskell COVER PHOTO Bill Panzica DESIGN Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller ✦ ✦ ✦ PUBLISHER Stu Coman BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Autry ADVERTISING SALES Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 877-630-8768 MARKETING/MERCHANDISE MANAGER Beverly Taylor CUSTOMER SERVICE Gail Evans 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 APRIL 27 SPRING IN THEIR STEP Drue Tranquill and the Irish kicked off practice in March ready to build on their 2017 bounce-back campaign. ✦ PAGE 16 NEW MAN IN CHARGE First-year coordinator Clark Lea plans to put his stamp on the Irish defense. ✦ PAGE 32 PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage...............4 Fan Forum ..............................................................5 Under The Dome ....................................................6 Football Position Previews ...................................21 Tommy Kraemer And Robert Hainsey ...................30 Chalk Talk ✦ Bryan Driskell ..................................34 Ranking The 2018 Signees ....................................36 Defensive Line Recruiting .....................................40 Football Recruiting ...............................................42 Commitment Profile .............................................44 Prep Profiles .........................................................46 Football Recruiting Roundup & Master List ..........48 Men's Basketball Recruiting .................................50 Men's Basketball ...................................................52 Women's Basketball .............................................54 ND Sports .............................................................56 Irish In The Pros ....................................................58 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................59 Where Have You Gone? ........................................60 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................62 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE