Notre Dame travels to Winston-Salem, N.C. this weekend to take on the 2-1 Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Deacons are a potent offense that is averaged 36.0 points per game and over 500 yards of offense. To come away with the road win the Irish defense must be ready to make plays and the Notre Dame offense will have to improve. Blue & Gold Illus ...…

Kelly Quinlan, publisher of DeaconsIllustrated.com, joins Corey Bodden to discuss Wake Forest and the upcoming matchup between the Irish and Demon Deacons.

It wasn't pretty, but Notre Dame improved to 3-0 after beating Vanderbilt by a 22-17 score. The Irish showed improvements in some areas, but once again they allowed a opponent to hang around. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break all three phases of the game, pointing out improvements, discu ...…

The BGI recruiting staff offers all the latest intel in the world of Notre Dame recruiting

Notre Dame now faces a big game against Vanderbilt, who has started the season 2-0. The Commodores have a veteran quarterback and offensive line, and it will bring an attacking defense to South Bend. The Fighting Irish need to put last week's win over Ball State behind them, and a big win over Vanderbilt would do that. Blue & Gold Illustrated s ...…

Chris Lee, publisher of VandySports.com, joins the show to discuss the upcoming matchup between Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.

BGI recruting repoter David McKinney is joined by football analysts Bryan Driskell to discuss the commitment of WR Kendall Abdur-Rahman to Notre Dame

It wasn't pretty, but Notre Dame improved to 2-0 on the season after beating Ball State 24-16. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the performance, discussing the play of the line, the quarterback and the defense.

The BGI recruiting staff reviews the list of visitors that came to South Bend for the Michigan game and previews the prospects headed to campus this weekend.

Notre Dame is up to No. 8 in the polls and will look to improve to 2-0 this Saturday when it hosts the Ball State Cardinals. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell discuss what this game means for Notre Dame before breaking down what the Cardinals bring to this matchup.…

BGI is joined by Ryan O'Gara, covering Ball State for The Star Press in Muncie, Indiana, to discuss the upcoming matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Cardinals.

Notre Dame kicked off the 2018 season in impressivee fashion, beating the 14th ranked Michigan Wolverines 24-17. The Fighting Irish were a home underdog but jumped on Michigan early and held on late. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game and talk about what led to the impressiv ...…

The BGI recruiting staff breakdown the massive list of recruits slated to attend Notre Dame's season opener against Michigan

Notre Dame kicks off the 2018 season with a huge home game against the Michigan Wolverines. Both teams come into the game ranked in the Top 15, which means its an opportunity for the Irish to start the season off in impressive fashion. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell break down the game, dis ...…

BGI is joined by Chris Balas, the senior editor of TheWolverine.com, to discuss Michigan and the upcoming matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Wolverines.

Expectations are high in South Bend, but the potential range for Notre Dame this season from a record standpoint makes it challenging to predict the team's record. We have seen highly ranked Notre Dame teams enter a season and falter, and we've seen a pair of preseason unranked teams combine to go 22-4 (2012, 2017). Blue & Gold Illustrated seni ...…

The BGI recruiting staff previews some big high school football matchups Friday night and talks about some potential big news in basketball recruiting

The final quarter of Notre Dame's 2018 schedule contains two national powers. It begins with a home contest against Florida State and ends with a road trip against USC. Getting past the recent struggles in November certainly won't be easy for head coach Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and fo ...…

The BGI recruiting staff discusses what we learned from recruiting director Brian Polian during Notre Dame's media day, previews upcoming high school games and answers questions from the message board.

Notre Dame held its 11th practice of fall camp on Wednesday, August 15th and it was the most physical and spirited open session of camp. Blue & Gold Illustrated senior editor Lou Somogyi and football analyst Bryan Driskell were on hand and break down both sides of the ball and even talk some special teams.…