Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

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.

Louie Vaccher, publisher of WildcatReport.com, joins BGI recruiting reporter Corey Bodden to discuss the upcoming matchup between Notre Dame and Northwestern.

Irish Huddle discusses the initial College Football Playoff rankings, which had the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ranked No. 4. Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden joined football analyst Bryan Driskell to discuss where Notre Dame stood in the polls, overall thoughts on the initial rankings and games this weekend that will impact Notre Dame's standing.

Notre Dame improved to 8-0 after beating Navy by a 44-22 score in a game played in San Diego. The Fighting Irish jumped all over the Midshipmen, getting out to a 27-0 lead at the half. Brian Kelly's squad handled its business in the win, and now the Irish await word for where they will stand in the initial College Football Playoff Rankings.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the performance of the Notre Dame football team in the victory.

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

Mike James, publisher of TheMidReport.com, joins BGI recruiting reporter Corey Bodden on the show to discuss Navy heading into Saturday's matchup between the Irish and Midshipmen.

The No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0) head to San Diego this weekend to take on the struggling Navy Midshipmen (2-5). Notre Dame is a 21-point favorite, but playing the triple option is always dangerous. 

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell start the show off talking about the wild weekend of college football before diving into a discussion on Navy, and what the Irish must do to come out on top.

Notre Dame enters the bye week 7-0 and ranked No. 4 in both polls. The team's destiny is currently in its own hands. In order to keep things that way the Fighting Irish will have to wade through a final stretch that has a number of pitfals. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the schedule and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the final five foes.

Notre Dame made it through the first seven games of the season unscathed, and the Irish have climbed all the way up to No. 4 in the polls. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell go over what got Notre Dame to this point. The staff hands out MVP honors, most improved players and biggest surprises on both sides of the ball.

The final portion of the show discusses what must happen for Notre Dame to finish the season the way it started, by winning all of its games. This mainly focuses on what the team can do to end its November skids.

It wasn't pretty, but the unbeaten Notre Dame Fighting Irish improved to 7-0 with a 19-14 comeback victory over the Pitt Panthers. 

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game. The staff discusses what led to the Irish falling behind and also what led to the comeback.