Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Notre Dame enters the bye week 7-0 and ranked No. 4 in both polls. The team's destiny is currently in its own hands. In order to keep things that way the Fighting Irish will have to wade through a final stretch that has a number of pitfals. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the schedule and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the final five foes.

Notre Dame made it through the first seven games of the season unscathed, and the Irish have climbed all the way up to No. 4 in the polls. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell go over what got Notre Dame to this point. The staff hands out MVP honors, most improved players and biggest surprises on both sides of the ball.

The final portion of the show discusses what must happen for Notre Dame to finish the season the way it started, by winning all of its games. This mainly focuses on what the team can do to end its November skids.

It wasn't pretty, but the unbeaten Notre Dame Fighting Irish improved to 7-0 with a 19-14 comeback victory over the Pitt Panthers. 

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game. The staff discusses what led to the Irish falling behind and also what led to the comeback.

BGI football analyst Bryan Driskell and recruiting reporter Corey Bodden discuss the commitment of 2019 Rivals100 cornerback Isaiah Rutherford to Notre Dame.

The BGI recruiting staff discusses the list of visitors coming to South Bend this weekend and previews the upcoming decision of Rivals100 CB Isaiah Rutherford

Notre Dame will look to improve to 7-0 this weekend when it takes on the Pitt Panthers. The Irish are favored by 21, but Notre Dame fans should have long ago learned not to overlook the Panthers.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the matchup, looking at where Notre Dame can take advantage of Pitt, but the staff also talks about what we can learn about this Irish team from this game.

Chris Peak, publisher of Panther-Lair.com, joins BGI recruiting reporter Corey Bodden to discuss Pittsburgh and the upcoming matchup between the Irish and Panthers.

The Notre Dame football team made a big statement on Saturday, going on the road and getting its most convincing victory over a ranked team on their own field since 1966. To win improved Notre Dame to 6-0 on the season, marking just the fifth time since 1990 that the Irish started with that record.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down what the game meant for Notre Dame before diving into discussion on the offense, defense and special teams.

The BGI recruiting staff discusses the latest in Notre Dame recruiting, including a review of the visitors for the Stanford game, a preview of DE Bralen Trice's upcoming decision, and a long list of questions from the message board

Notre Dame heads back out on the road Saturday to take on the 24th ranked Virginia Tech Hokies as the 6th ranked Irish look to improve to 6-0 on the season. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell talk about what this game means for Notre Dame big picture, and for the 2018 season specifically.

Following that discussion the BGI staff dives into a breakdown of the matchup on offense, defense and special teams that will have the biggest impact on the outcome of the game.