[autotag]Todd Lyght[/autotag] is a name associated with what many say was the last truly great era of Notre Dame football. He was a defensive back when the Irish won their last national championship in 1988 and got even better in the seasons that followed. Now, he has a chance to be enshrined as he is among 78 players nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 class.
Lyght was a consensus All-American in 1989 and 1990. Eight of his 11 career interceptions came in 1989 and are tied for third-most on the Irish’s single-season list. No Irish defender has picked off eight passes in a season since. He also broke up 20.5 passes in his career, which rank eighth in program history since pass breakups began being tracked in 1956.
More than a decade after finishing a 12-year NFL career, mostly with the Rams, Lyght began a tenure as Brian Kelly’s defensive backs coach. That lasted from 2015 to 2019. As such, he played a key role in the Irish making the 2018 College Football Playoff.
The results of the voting won’t be known until early next year, but let’s hope for the best for Lyght.
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