The August 2013 issue of Blue & Gold Illustrated, which features junior wide receiver DaVaris Daniels on the cover, provides an overview of the Notre Dame football program heading into fall camp:
• A feature on Everett Golson and the quarterback situation
• A feature on linebacker Jarrett Grace and the defense
• A comprehensive look at the junior class and the contribution each player could make in 2013
• Features on C Nick Martin and LB Joe Schmidt
• Features on recent Notre Dame football commitments DL Grant Blankenship, DL Jonathan Bonner, WR Corey Holmes, QB DeShone Kizer, P Tyler Newsome and OL Jerry Tillery, with video highlights of each player
Also in this issue:
• Under The Dome, which includes an audio interview with former Irish linebacker and current team surgeon Brian Ratigan, a “Big Picture” slideshow on the university’s ACC introduction in New York City, and a video of BGI staff members Dan Murphy and Lou Somogyi discussing “Anniversaries In Notre Dame Athletics History”
• A piece in which athletics director Jack Swarbrick discusses the state of the Irish athletic department, with a photo slideshow
• Recaps of the top stories of 2012-13 and Notre Dame’s top-10 Directors’ Cup finish