Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Blue & Gold Illustrated football beat writer Matt Jones, football analyst Bryan Driskell and senior editor Lou Somogyi break down Notre Dame's 28-27 loss to Navy. Discussion revolves around Notre Dame's inability to stop the triple option and the usage of Jarron Jones. In the second half of the show, Matt and Lou talk about the big picture future of Brian Kelly at Notre Dame.

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden discuss everything in the world of Notre Dame recruiting. 

Notre Dame is looking to establish its first winning streak of the season this weekend when it takes on the 5-2 Navy Midshipmen. Notre Dame has won five straight vs. the Midshipmen, but getting that streak to six will not be easy. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the matchup, and discuss what makes the triple option so difficult to defend.

Blue & Gold Illustrated football beat writer Matt Jones and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down Notre Dame's 30-27 win over Miami. Discussion revolves around Notre Dame's ability to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit, quarterback DeShone Kizer's improved play, defensive tackle Jarron Jones' dominant performance and how the victory can build confidence for the rest of the season.

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden discuss everything in the world of Notre Dame recruiting.

Notre Dame and Miami enter this weekend's matchup reeling, both in need of a bounce back win. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell preview the matchup. Discussion revolves around what this game means for head coach Brian Kelly's future in South Bend, and then the staff dives into the specific matchups of this game. They also spend time breaking down the adjustments the Notre Dame offense needs to do in order to get its run game back on track.

Blue & Gold Illustrated's Lou Somogyi and Matt Jones debate whether Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick's statement of support for Brian Kelly was necessary, and what the potential impacts are this season and moving forward.

Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting reporter Corey Bodden and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the latest with Notre Dame's recruiting efforts. The staff discusses the big recruiting weekend that just passed when the Irish hosted Stanford. They also discuss what the loss of 2017 DE Donovan Jeter means to the class and what Notre Dame must do moving forward. It wasn't all bad news for Notre Dame, and the staff talks about the commitment of 2017 four-star cornerback Elijah Hicks, who gave his verbal commitment to the staff hours after Jeter de-committed.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down Notre Dame's 17-10 home loss to Stanford. Discussion revolves around Notre Dame's quarterback situation, the inability to stick to the run game and the waste of a strong defensive performance. The pair gets into discussion about what Notre Dame must do moving forward to fix what has become broken during the disappointing 2-5 start to the season.

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden talk all things Notre Dame recruiting.