BlueandGold.com Staff

Todd D. Burlage

Assistant Editor BlueAndGold.com

No stranger to Irish athletics, Burlage enters his sixth season covering Notre Dame and his second year with BlueandGold.com and Blue & Gold Illustrated. He serves as the Irish football and basketball beat writer and an assistant editor. Before joining the Blue & Gold staff, Burlage spent six years covering college athletics and Notre Dame for a daily newspaper in Fort Wayne, Ind. Author of the column “Upon Further Review,” Burlage is the recipient of numerous writing awards, including an Associated Press Sports Editor national award for Best Game Story.

John Haynsworth

Web Editor BlueAndGold.com

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John Haynsworth has been a contributor to BlueandGold.com since the fall of 2005 when he got his start as a freelance writer covering Notre Dame football and basketball. In January of 2007, he took over as the web editor at BlueandGold.com, and in addition to those duties, he will be in charge of producing BGI's annual recruiting DVD. John will also handle the acquisition of recruiting videos for regular use on the website, as BlueandGold.com continues to look for innovative ways to expand its coverage of Notre Dame football.

Ryan O'Leary

BGI Contributor BlueAndGold.com

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Another Notre Dame grad (1996), O'Leary returns to Michiana after a number of stops in New England and the Chicago area. An honorable-mention selection in the 2004 Best American Sportswriting compilation, O'Leary will be focused primarily on recruiting throughout the year.

Jason Sapp

Recruiting Analyst BlueAndGold.com

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Former Irish football player Jason Sapp has been a member of the Blue and Gold staff since the summer of 2005. During that time, he has been active on the message boards daily, calling recruits, contributed as a correspondent on various BGI shows, and shared perspective pieces on his experiences at Notre Dame. As BGI's Recruiting Analyst, he brings a unique perspective to our recruiting coverage considering he was a highly recruited prospect by Bob Davie and other prominent college programs around the country, played under Tyrone Willingham, and worked as a student-assistant in the recruiting office under head coach Charlie Weis.

Lou Somogyi

Senior Editor BlueAndGold.com

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An institution when it comes to Notre Dame history, Somogyi is a 20-year veteran of the Blue and Gold Illustrated as Editor and is a Notre Dame graduate. Author of "The Fifth Quarter" column, he earned Best Column honors from Collegiate Sports Publications Association in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Somogyi provides the brand of unique perspective on Irish sports that's found nowhere else in print or on the Internet.