Todd Lyght arrived in 1987, ready to be groomed as the heir apparent to Tim Brown. But his coaches had other plans and announced their intention to move him to cornerback. Initially stunned, Lyght remembered his roots, that he was the son of a Police Captain in hardscrabble Flint. He blended discipline with toughness, took the bit and never looked back. Instead of becoming the “next” Tim Brown he became the “original” Todd Lyght. Todd Lyght may have been Notre Dame’s first “lock down cornerback.”
Lyght played more minutes than any other ’87 freshman, and was the most impactful, with 29 tackles, one interception, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups.