Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Notre Dame will start the season with a new starter at quarterback for the sixth straight season as junior Brandon Wimbush begins his tenure as the program's lead man. Wimbush is a highly-touted and talented quarterback, but what he can do on Saturdays remains a question. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell talk about the expectations surrounding the new signal caller.

What can fans expect from Wimbush this season? How might the Notre Dame coaching staff use him, and will he be asked to carry the team? What happens if Wimbush goes down? All that and more is discussed, and the staff finishes the show answering subscriber questions.

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden take a look at the Irish safety board for the class of 2018, and give a breakdown of Rivals100 shooting guard Prentiss Hubb's commitment to Notre Dame basketball.

Notre Dame's defense has a new man in charge, and new coordinator Mike Elko is expected to create a major turnaround for a group that has had trouble stopping opponents the last three seasons. The question is does Elko have the talent to bring about the kind of improvements needed for the Irish to make a playoff run.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the Irish defense, beginning with a spring overview before going into detail about what makes Elko's defense so effective. They finish up the show by answering subscriber questions.

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden take a look the Notre Dame cornerback recruiting board, and anser fan questions from BlueAndGold.com 

 

 

The Blue & Gold Illustrated staff begins its summer previews of the 2017 season with a look at the Notre Dame offense. Discussion begins by looking back at the major questions surrounding the offense heading into the spring and how well Notre Dame answered those questions. Before answering user questions, senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the relationship between new offensive coordinator Chip Long and line coach Harry Hiestand.

BGI recruiting reporter David McKinney and BGI football analyst Bryan Driskell give a breakdown of Notre Dame LB recruiting and answer fan questions from the message board.

BGI recruiting reporters review the week that was in Notre Dame recrutiging. Topics include new offers, coaches on the road, general news, basketball recruiting updates, and fan questions from the message board.

Blue & Gold Illustrated's Bryan Driskell, Lou Somogyi and Matt Jones discuss the 2017 NFL Draft and how Notre Dame's players are expected to perform on their new teams. What kind of situation is quarterback DeShone Kizer going into in Cleveland? How many undrafted free agents have a chance at making a roster? And what kind of draft class could Notre Dame produce in 2018?

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden discuss the week in Notre Dame recruitig including visit recaps from the Blue-Gold game, coaches on the road, and a full breakdown of Irish basketball recruiting. 

 

 

Notre Dame concluded spring practice with its annual Blue-Gold Game, which the Gold team won 27-14. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game, wrap up spring practice and talk about what's next for the Irish program.