Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting insiders EJ Holland and Mike Singer discuss their new FutureCast predictions for recruits picking Notre Dame, the 2020 class as a whole, and take questions from the Mailbag.

Notre Dame had one of the nation's best defenses last season, and it will look to have another strong unit again in 2019. Replacing a number of talented players is going to prove to be challenging, but the Irish return a talented roster. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss overall expectations, their three biggest certainties, their three biggest concerns, they talk position battles and say what one thing must go right for the defense to spark another playoff run.

The show concludes with BGI subscriber questions and answers from the BGI staff.

The return of eight players with starting experience, including a quarterback and four offensive linemen, has raised expectations for the Notre Dame offense. But can the unit live up to its potential, or will it once again fall short of what is needed to get the Irish over the national hump.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the offense with fall camp less than a week away. The BGI staff discusses overall expectations, their three biggest certainties, their three biggest concerns, they talk position battles and say what one thing must go right for the offense to spark another playoff run.

The show concludes with BGI subscriber questions and answers from the BGI staff.

Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting insiders EJ Holland and Mike Singer discuss Notre Dame cornerback commit Caleb Offord landing an offer from Oklahoma, intel on weekend visitors, and thoughts from seeing ND recruits on the road.

Notre Dame's offensive line is experienced and talented, but the unit is also being overlooked from a national perspective. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell breakdown the offensive line. The BGI staff talks about the expectations for the unit, and the pressure that is on them to carry the offense in 2019. There also will be eyes on line coach Jeff Quinn, who will silence any remaining doubters if his unit plays to its potential.

Following the unit discussion the BGI staff breaks down the individual starters, talks about the overall depth and goes into which players hold the key for Notre Dame to reach its full potential.

Notre Dame's offensive line is experienced and talented, but the unit is also being overlooked from a national perspective. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell breakdown the offensive line. The BGI staff talks about the expectations for the unit, and the pressure that is on them to carry the offense in 2019. There also will be eyes on line coach Jeff Quinn, who will silence any remaining doubters if his unit plays to its potential.

Following the unit discussion the BGI staff breaks down the individual starters, talks about the overall depth and goes into which players hold the key for Notre Dame to reach its full potential.

Blue and Gold Illustrated recruiting insiders EJ Holland and Mike Singer once again give the latest in Notre Dame defensive back recruiting, answer questions from the message board, and more.

A year ago the safety position was considered a major concern for the Irish defense. Now, heading into the 2019 season, the Irish starters are considered one of the nation's best duos. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the position, discussing what makes the Irish starters so impactful, what is coming behind them, and the impact the veterans have on the entire defense, and also on the talented young players.

Stanford was the dominant program in the Pac 12 from 2010 to 2015, but it has gone "just" 18-9 the last two years. The question heading into 2019 is whether or not the last two years is a trend of things to come or an aberration.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell debate where the Cardinal are as a program before talking about what the team might be in 2019.

Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting insiders EJ Holland and Mike Singer discuss Notre Dame's top remaining targets, answer questions from the message board, and more.