Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame Football And Recruiting

Matt Carter of the Wolfpacker joins the show to preview Notre Dame's upcoming matchup with N.C. State

Notre Dame dominated its arch-rival on Saturday, beating the No. 11 ranked USC Trojans by a score of 49-14. The Irish controlled the game in all three phases, taking a 28-0 lead into halftime. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game and talk about what led to the Irish blowout.

Recruiting reporter David McKinney is joined by football analyst Bryan Driskell to discuss the commitment of safety Paul Moala to Notre Dame

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden preview a huge weekend in Notre Dame recruiting as the USC Trojans head to town

Chris Swanson, the publisher of TrojanSports.com, joins the show to preview Notre Dame's upcoming matchup with USC.

Notre Dame takes on its biggest rival this weekend when the Southern Cal Trojans come to town. It marks the first time since 2006 that the two long time rivals will meet with both ranked in the Top 15 of the AP Poll. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game, talking about the matchups that favor the Irish, the matchups that favor USC and what the Irish must do to win the game.

BGI recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden discuss all the latest news in the world of Irish recruiting 

 

 

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell preview the final six games of Notre Dame's 2017 season. The Irish enter the final haul 5-1, but in order to keep up their winning ways they will have to run through a gauntlet of teams that currently has five opponents ranked in the AP Top 25.

The staff recaps where Notre Dame is right now, takes a look at each opponent and finishes up with a brief discussion of what a strong second half would do for Notre Dame.

Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down where Notre Dame stands after its first six games. The Irish are currently on a bye before hosting USC next weekend, beginning a stretch of six games against five ranked opponents.

The BGI staff talks about what has gone right during Notre Dame's 5-1 start to the season, and also areas where improvement is needed if the Irish want to keep winning. Following that discussion the staff hands out mid-season awards, including offensive and defensive MVP's and most improved players on both sides of the ball.

Notre Dame went back out on the road and took care of business, beating North Carolina by a 33-10 score to improve to 5-1 on the season. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the offense, defense and special teams performances from the victory. They discuss the play of first-time starter Ian Book, who filled in for injured starter Brandon Wimbush, and what makes defensive coordinator Mike Elko's unit so effective.