Sports Illustrated/Bryan Driskell is reporting that former Notre Dame All-American and corner backs coach Todd Lyght will not return to the coaching staff in 2020. Driskell’s report cites personal and family reasons as to why and not a firing.
The two-time consensus All-American corner and former Notre Dame captain has been coaching the position since 2015. In that time he’s seen Irish corner backs KeiVarae Russell and Julian Love selected in the NFL Draft.
What happens next on the Notre Dame coaching staff remains to be seen. Obviously all eyes are on if Tommy Rees gets elevated to offensive coordinator if someone gets hired from the outside.
As for the corner backs coach, current safeties coach Terry Joseph has spent time coaching the secondaries during his stops at North Carolina, Texas A&M and Nebraska so him overseeing all defensive backs wouldn’t appear to be a ridiculous thought.
As for who the up-and-coming defensive corner back coaches are in college football your thought is as great as mine. I’ll admit lack of knowledge on such names and save you the b-s others may feed you.
The departure of Lyght comes on the 31st anniversary of Notre Dame winning their last national championship, a title Lyght was a big part of.