Sporting retro uniforms, the two winningest programs in NCAA FBS history will square off in the first-ever night game at Michigan Stadium (8 p.m. ET, ABC).
UND.com takes a look at the Irish cornerback position - one of the key position battles of the spring - and goes on the field with assistant coach Kerry Cooks - Mic'd Up.
UND.com takes you inside the first spring practice of 2012 and looks at the key position battles the team will face - quarterback, cornerback and the right side of the offensive line.
Dayne Crist threw three touchdowns and ran for another while Michael Floyd caught three touchdowns
CAREER: Recruited to Notre Dame as a wide receiver but saw majority of action on special teams as a freshman ... served as one of the Irish kick returners and top kickoff/punt return tacklers ... Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year in 2010 ... has seen action in 13 career games ... moved to the secondary for the start of spring practice.
2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 ... Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year...served as lead kickoff returner and one of the top gunners on punt and kickoff return defense ... returned 29 kickoffs for a total of 645 yards, good for an average of 22.24 yards per return ... ranked 88th in the FBS in kickoff returns (22.24) ... raced 43 yards on his first career kickoff return, the longest return of the season for Notre Dame, at Boston College ... finished the game versus the Eagles with 111 yards on four kickoff returns, good for a 27.8 yard average ... ran 20 yards on a fake punt to help setup a Notre Dame touchdown against Tulsa ... took the opening kickoff against Utah and returned it 35 yards ... registered 10 tackles on special teams, including nine on kickoff return ... the 10 total special teams tackles ranked second best on the team (only Steve Filer had more with 11) ... his nine kickoff return tackles was tied with Filer for most on the team ... recorded four solo tackles, all on kickoff return, in his Irish debut against Purdue and added another tackle against Michigan ... added one tackle during the matchup with Western Michigan ... added a pair of kickoff return tackles in the victory over Army ... added a tackle on kickoff return in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... totaled 270 snaps on special teams, tied with Steve Filer and Dan Fox for the most of any Irish player ... totaled six snaps on offense.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-best wide receiver in New Jersey by SuperPrep ... recorded 40 receptions for 729 yards and rushed 20 times for 350 yards as senior in 2009 at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. ... also played defensive back and intercepted four passes in 2009 ... led high Raritan to 8-3 record in 2009 ... named second-team all-state, first-team all-area and first-team all-Group 2 following senior season by Newark Star-Ledger ... selected first-team all-area by Asbury Park Press ... named preseason first-team all-state by MaxPreps ... scored 13 touchdowns and converted 53 PATs for 131 points as senior, ranking 26th in New Jersey scoring ... caught 35 passes for 509 yards with four TDs during junior season in 2008 and rushed 35 times for 267 yards and four TDs ... added two passing TDs, two punt returns for TDs and one kickoff return for a score during junior campaign ... averaged 38 yards per kickoff return and 18 yards per punt return in 2008 ... participated in New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star Football Classic in June 2009 ... also competed in track and field as sprinter and high hurdler ... played for coach Bob Generelli at Raritan ... born Sept. 16, 1991 ... son of Bennett Sr. and Grace Jackson ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.
