Throwback Thursday – Notre Dame vs. Michigan, 1990

It was my sophomore year at Notre Dame, and we had a new quarterback at the helm, Rick Mirer. Tony Rice had graduated the year before, and it was time for Mirer to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight, and that he did. Just like it is this year, it was the home opener, and it matched up #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS #4 Michigan Wolverines, under the lights. And not under the lights like we know it today. They BROUGHT IN temporary lights in order to be able to host a night game at Notre Dame Stadium.

Notre Dame came out all cylinders firing, and jumped ahead to an early 14-3 lead, but that was short lived. By the end of the third quarter they were trailing Michigan, by a score of…