Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Notre Dame starts off the 2019 season with a road game at Louisville. The game will take place on Monday, Sept. 2 in what will likely be a primetime game. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the Cardinals, who will have a brand new coach after going 2-10 last season.

Notre Dame had six players selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down each pick and talk about the undrafted players that found new homes. Following that discussion the takes a very early look at the top draft prospects that are returning for the 2019 season.

Notre Dame is off to a hot start on the 2020 recruiting trail, but cornerback is a bit concerning. Todd Lyght and the defensive staff will have to finish strong to get the position where it needs to be. Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting reporter David McKinney and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the position, go over names to know and then answer BGI subscriber questions in the latest episode.

In today's podcast we discuss the prospects for former Notre Dame players in the 2019 NFL Draft, which begins tonight. Following that discussion the staff dives into the 2019 schedule. After an overview of the schedule, Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the toughest opponent, the toughest stretch and the biggest trap game on the schedule. The show concludes with a discussion of what games they would like to see Notre Dame schedule in the future.

Notre Dame has gone 22-4 over the last two seasons, putting itself in position to take a giant leap forward as a program. The Irish have a chance to reach heights that fans of the program haven't seen since the 1990's. So what exactly would success of that caliber look like in 2019?

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell talk about just that before finishing the show with answers to questions posed by BGI subscribers.

BGI football analyst Bryan Driskell and recruiting reporter David McKinney discuss the commitment of 2020 LB/DE Jordan Botelho

Notre Dame wrapped up the spring on Saturday with its annual Blue-Gold Game inside Notre Dame Stadium. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the spring, including practices and the game performance. Discussion centers around top storylines coming out of the spring. The staff also spends some time on what comes next before diving into questions from BGI subscribers.

BGI recruiting reporter David McKinney discusses the visitors scheduled to visit Notre Dame for the Blue-Gold game and answers questions from the message board

Notre Dame enters its final week of spring practice in the same position that the rest of the teams in college football find themselves. Questions have been answered, strengths have emerged, but questions remain ... often very important ones.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss their the top three strengths and the three biggest questions surrounding the program as spring ball concludes.

The show ends with the staff answering questions from BGI subscribers.

BGI football analyst Bryan Driskell is joined by recruiting reporter David McKinney to discuss the commitment of Rivals100 WR Jordan Johnson