Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Not much changed in the Top 10 of the College Football Playoff Rankings. Notre Dame stayed at No. 3 after beating Florida State on Senior Day by a 42-13 score. The Top 10 remained completely intact, but the Irish do square off against No. 12 Syracuse this weekend. Notre Dame opponent Northwestern also jumped into the rankings.

Blue & Gold Illustrated football analyst Bryan Driskell is joined by recruiting reporters Corey Bodden and David McKinney to talk about where things stand with the Irish. The staff then jumps into a discussion of the entire rankings, predict who they think will make the final playoffs and discuss the potential chaos that could be in store for the Big 12 and the Big Ten.

The staff finishes with a discussion of what would need to happen for a one-loss Notre Dame team to make the playoffs.

Not much changed in the Top 10 of the College Football Playoff Rankings. Notre Dame stayed at No. 3 after beating Florida State on Senior Day by a 42-13 score. The Top 10 remained completely intact, but the Irish do square off against No. 12 Syracuse this weekend. Notre Dame opponent Northwestern also jumped into the rankings.

Blue & Gold Illustrated football analyst Bryan Driskell is joined by recruiting reporters Corey Bodden and David McKinney to talk about where things stand with the Irish. The staff then jumps into a discussion of the entire rankings, predict who they think will make the final playoffs and discuss the potential chaos that could be in store for the Big 12 and the Big Ten.

The staff finishes with a discussion of what would need to happen for a one-loss Notre Dame team to make the playoffs.

Notre Dame ended a run of rough Senior Day performances, blowing out the Florida State Seminoles 42-13. It was a game the Irish led 32-6 at halftime and the Seminoles never threatened.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game, beginning with a discussion of what this game meant for Notre Dame big picture. They follow that up by discussing the performance of the offense, defense and special teams in the victory.

The BGI staff previews a huge weekend of visitors coming to South Bend this weekend

Notre Dame will look to improve to 10-0 this Saturday when they face the Florida State Seminoles in the final home game of the regular season. The Irish will be without starting quarterback Ian Book, and the Blue & Gold Illustrated staff discusses what that means for Notre Dame. Senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the keys to winning with Wimbush and coming out on top.

Ira Schoffel, managing editor of Warchant.com, joins BGI recruiting reporter Corey Bodden to discuss Florida State and the upcoming matchup between the Seminoles and Irish.

Notre Dame moved up a spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. A Notre Dame road win over Northwestern and a LSU loss to Alabama opened up the opportunity for the Irish to jump up in the rankings.

Blue & Gold Illustrated football analyst Bryan Driskell and recruiting reporter David McKinney discuss where things stand for Notre Dame. The staff also discussed the rest of the rankings and where things stand around the country.

Notre Dame improved to 9-0 after a gritty 31-21 road win over Northwestern. It was a tight game early before the Irish started to pull ahead, but a special teams blunder allowed the Wildcats to get back in the game. But no worry for Notre Dame, as the Irish offense answered and put the game away.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell begin the show talking about what this win means for Notre Dame as a program, and what it means for the Notre Dame playoff resume. Following that discussion the staff breaks down the performance of the Irish offense, defense and special teams.

The BGI recruiting staff discusses the latest news in Notre Dame recruiting and answers questions from the message board

Notre Dame looks to remain undefeated when it travels to Evanston, Ill. this weekend to take on the Big Ten West Division leading Northwestern Wildcats. Northwestern is riding a four-game win streak that includes wins over Wisconsin and Michigan State.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell talk about what is at stake this weekend before diving into an in-depth analysis of the Wildcats and how they match up against Notre Dame.