Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com MAY 2018 3 MAY 2018 ✦ VOLUME 37, ISSUE 17 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 Matt Cashore/courtesy Notre Dame Fighting Irish Media 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 Debbie Earnhardt Gail Evans 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 MAY 28 IMMORTALITY Notre Dame women's basketball captured the program's second national title in thrilling fashion ✦ PAGE 18 AIR SHOW Brandon Wimbush passed for 341 yards in the Blue-Gold Game ✦ PAGE 26 PHOTO BY MATT CASHORE/COURTESY NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage ............... 4 Fan Forum ..............................................................6 Under The Dome ....................................................8 Offense Breakout Players .....................................30 OT Liam Eichenberg ..............................................32 Top Stories On Offense .........................................34 Defense Breakout Players .....................................36 LB Te'von Coney and DT Jerry Tillery ....................38 Top Stories On Defense ........................................40 Closer Look ✦ Bryan Driskell ...............................42 Commitment Profiles ...........................................44 Prep Profiles .........................................................49 Football Recruiting ...............................................50 Men's Basketball ...................................................52 Hockey ..................................................................56 ND Sports .............................................................58 Irish In The Pros ....................................................60 Blue & Gold Marketplace .....................................61 The Fifth Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ........................62 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE