Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Signing Day is a week away, and Notre Dame still has a couple targets left on the board. The chase for a second running back remains the most captivating and to-be-determined storyline for the Irish. They may have a decision to make at that spot. BlueandGold.com's Patrick Engel and Mike Singer break it all down.

Notre Dame ended the regular season 10-0 by beating Syracuse and faces Clemson again in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 19. Are the Irish in the College Football Playoff no matter what happens in that game? BlueandGold.com's Lou Somogyi, Mike Singer and Patrick Engel discuss, as well as break down the win over the Orange.

15 minutes after the conclusion of Notre Dame's senior day triumph over Syracuse, BlueandGold.com's Mike Singer and football analyst Mike Goolsby, a former Fighting Irish captain and linebacker, went live on YouTube to discuss the game.

We repurposed the video in audio-only form for our podcast audience to enjoy.

The ACC chopped a game off Notre Dame and Clemson's schedules, therein sending the Irish to the conference title game and turning Notre Dame's Saturday game against Syracuse into the regular-season finale. Elsewhere, Clark Lea's head coaching prospects get interesting with an opening at his alma mater. BlueandGold.com's Patrick Engel and Lou Somogyi break it all down.

BlueandGold.com’s Mike Singer and Mason Plummer discuss the latest happenings in the world of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football recruiting.With the early National Signing Day just 15 days away, the Irish are looking to finish the class. The BlueandGold.com team breaks down the top remaining targets and more.

This show was live on YouTube and we have repurposed it for our podcast audience to enjoy.

From Clark Lea's wizardry to Ian Book's magic to yet another impressive display of defensive depth, BlueandGold.com's Lou Somogyi and Patrick Engel discuss Notre Dame's 31-17 win over No. 19 North Carolina and the impressive subplots in it.

BlueandGold.com's Mike Singer and former Fighting Irish linebacker Mike Goolsby went live on YouTube 15 minutes after the conclusion of Notre Dame's road matchup with North Carolina to break down the 31-17 triumph and what's next for Brian Kelly's squad.

We've repurposed the video for our podcast audience to enjoy.

Notre Dame picked up five new 2021 commitments in a span of eight days, including three flips. BlueandGold.com's Mike Singer and Patrick Engel discuss the busy week and the few remaining targets and spots left in the class with signing day less than a month away.

Notre Dame will be without two injured starting offensive linemen when it plays North Carolina. BlueandGold.com’s Mike Singer, Lou Somogyi and Patrick Engel discuss what to expect, preview the game and answer some listener questions.

BlueandGold.com recruiting writers Mike Singer and Mason Plummer discuss Notre Dame landing cornerback Philip Riley (again) and kicker Joshua Bryan, and other Irish recruiting topics. This is a replay of the Notre Dame football recruiting show that is streamed lived on YouTube every other Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.