Inside the Irish · Mar 31, 2016
Competition, self-scout key to secondary’s improvement
Notre Dame’s coaching staff spent the winter months evaluating their shaky play in the secondary. And it likely didn’t take a spot on Brian Kelly’s staff to understand some of the deficiencies that plagued the unit.
Just as Brian VanGorder discussed on Wednesday, explosive plays, blown assignments and underperforming personnel added up to the mixed bag we saw on the field last season. And it’s a big reason secondary coach Todd Lyght enters his second season coaching at his alma mater with an open competition at every position.
