Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Notre Dame is less than two weeks away from the start of spring practice, so the Blue & Gold Illustrated staff is ready to kick off spring coverage. To begin, senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the offense heading into spring ball. The staff begins with an overall look at the offense and what the next level means and then dives into a position by position analysis, beginning with the quarterbacks.

The show concludes with Somogyi and Driskell answering BGI subscriber questions about the offense.

The BGI recruiting staff takes a look at the needs on defense for the class of 2020 and the top names to know at each position.

Notre Dame's 2020 recruiting is off to a fast start, and the latest pick up is a big one ... literally. The Irish landed defensive tackle commit Aidan Keanaaina, a four-star from the state of Colorado.Blue & Gold Illustrated football analyst Bryan Driskell and recruiting reporter Corey Bodden discuss the Keanaaina commitment. The staff discusses the back story of his commitment, what he brings to the table from a talent standpoint and what is next for the Irish when it comes to defensive line recruiting.

With the spring just a few weeks away, its time to start looking at the spring outlook for the team. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell rank the nine position groups top to bottom. After some early agreement, the staff discusses the final six spots where there was certainly some debate about the rankings.

The show concludes with the staff answering subscriber questions.

The BGI recruiting staff goes over the projected takes at each offensive position in 2020 and breaks down the names to know at each position.

Notre Dame finished off its 2019 recruiting class by landing a four-star defensive end, giving the Irish 22 total signees. The Blue & Gold Illustrated staff breaks down the signing of four-star defensive end Isaiah Foskey and then dives into a look at how the staff did on both offense and defense.

Every time Notre Dame has success there are veteran players that step up and become standouts. The same will have to be true again in 2019 if the Irish want to make another run at the playoffs. 

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the players on offense and defense that must take their games to a higher level in 2019. That list includes skill players and linemen on both sides of the ball.

The show concludes with the BGI staff answering subscriber questions about the team.

The BGI recruiting staff discusses all the latest news in Notre Dame recruiting

The BGI recruiting staff discusses the commitment of German DE Alexander Ehrensberger to Notre Dame, and where the Irish will go next at the defensive end position.

Notre Dame had an outstanding defense in 2018, but in order to repeat that level of play - or get even better - it must find ways to improve in key areas. It must also do that without some of its best players like Jerry Tillery, Julian Love, Drue Tranquill and Te'von Coney.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss how much growth they saw from the defense in 2018, go over areas where the unit must improve and then break down what returns on defense at each position.