Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

The BGI recruiting staff discusses the commitment of LB Jack Kiser and what it means for Notre Dame 

Arguably no position on the Notre Dame roster has a wider range of outcomes in 2018 than does the wide receiver group. There is enough talent among the returners and freshmen for the group to shine, but the inability to produce this past season has raised questions about the group.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss those potential outcomes, talk about the potential of each returner, go over the talent of the incoming freshmen and answer subscriber questions.

The BGI recruiting staff previews a busy month of upcoming visits for Notre Dame 

Notre Dame plays a challenging 2018 schedule, but it's one the Irish should be able to manage for at least 10 wins if this team is going to be as good as the preseason prognosticators say it will. It won't, however, be easy.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the schedule into three categories: Can't lose games, upset specials and marquee matchups. The BGI staff breaks down who they believe is in each category and why, and what will make a successful 2018 season.

Notre Dame's running back depth chart is in flux heading into the 2018 season. Leading rusher Josh Adams is gone and there are major questions about who actually is going to be on the team in 2018, and who will be eligible. Even if everyone is healthy and back, just how good can this unit be? That remains a question.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the position group player by player, they discuss the job position coach Autry Denson has done up to this point and talk about whether or not Notre Dame has the talent at the position to be a top rushing offense this season.

The show concludes with the BGI staff answering subscriber questions.

Recruiting reporter David McKinney goes over the upcoming June visit list and answers subscriber questions from the message board 

The BGI recruiting staff discusses the commitment of Alabama punter Jay Bramblett and what it means for Notre Dame 

We begin our summer breakdown of the Notre Dame roster by breaking down the position that will be under the most scrutiny this fall .... quarterback.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss the four quarterbacks on the 2018 deph chart, taking a look at the 2017 season, expectations for the 2018 season and an overview of the competition at the position. The staff discusses the struggles and potential of starting quarterback Brandon Wimbush, the competance of backup Ian Book, the versatility of sophomore Avery Davis and why there is so much excitement about incoming freshman Phil Jurkovec.

Following the breakdown of the position the staff spends the rest of the show answering BGI subscriber questions about the quarterback position, including a discussion of position coach Tommy Rees.

The BGI recruiting staff previews the upcoming decision of three-star TE Luke Deal and goes over the offensive target board for Notre Dame 

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel recently released a Top 25 list of college football coaches, and the list did not contain Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the list and much more.

After going over Mandel's list, the Blue & Gold staff discusses the criteria for what makes a top coach and where Kelly should rank in a top coaches list. Somogyi and Driskell also go over their top coaches, discuss some coaches they believe are overrated and others they believe are underrated before finishing with a discussion of young coach's that could crack the list in the near future.