Put together by the Notre Dame Football Video Department, a number of senior parents talk about their sons and their final game and season at Notre Dame.
The Thanksgiving week ICON has a feature on the Irish Guard and asked a number of Irish players and coaches about their Thanksgiving family traditions and more...
Dayne Crist throws for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first start.
CAREER: Versatile defensive back who has played both cornerback and safety for Irish ... has seen action in 23 career games and started six ... opened 2010 as the starter at safety but was hindered with a foot injury for much of the year ... practiced initially at Notre Dame as a cornerback but received increased playing time during 2009 season at safety ... appeared in every game during 2009 after not seeing any action in rookie campaign ... a valuable special-teams contributor on multiple units ... opens fall prac- tice in competition for a starting position at safety.
2010 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games for the Irish, starting against Purdue, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Army ... totaled 31 tackles ... recorded 20 solo and 11 assisted stops ... added one interception and three pass breakups ... did not see action against Michigan or Navy due to an injury ... registered three tackles, including one solo stop, and a pass breakup against Purdue ... recorded a season and career-high seven tackles versus Stanford ... hauled in an interception against the Cardinal and raced 26 yards, marking the second-longest interception return for the Irish this season ... registered four tackles, three solo, in the victory over Pittsburgh ... added three tackles and a pass breakup against Tulsa ... collected a season-high four solo tackles(totaled five tackles)against Army at Yankee Stadium ... recorded four tackles, including three unassisted stops, in the victory over USC ... registered a pair of solo tackles in the victory over Miami (Fla.) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl ... added a pass breakup against the Hurricanes ... totaled 292 snaps on defense, the third most of any Irish safety and sixth most of any Notre Dame defensive back.
2009 (SOPHOMORE): Defensive back appeared in all 12 games for Irish, making his first career start against Washington State ... tallied 14 tackles, including 12 solo stops, in his first season playing ... ranked eighth on team with five special teams tackles ... recorded four tackles, including three so- los, against Washington State ... also recorded multiple tackles against Ne- vada (two solo), Boston College (three total, two solo) and Stanford (two solo) ... earned 33:51 of playing time on defense and made 110 special teams appearances.
2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando ... named first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his senior year ... one of just six safeties named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Super Southern 100 list ... named first-team all-state for Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... chosen to the Mobile Press-Register's Super Southeast 120 where he was the ninth-ranked defensive back and the 53rd-ranked player on the list ... rated the 86th-best player on the ESPN 150 list ... considered by Rivals.com as the 13th-best safety in the country and the 14th-best player in Georgia ... ranked the 11th-best player in Georgia and the 11th- best safety in the nation by Scout.com ... helped lead the Tigers to the Class AAAA state semifinals before losing to the eventual state champions ... finished the season with a 13-1 record and ranked No. 2 in the state ... won region six as a senior with a 10-0 record and was member of a defense that allowed only six points per game (best in Class AAAA) and pitched seven shutouts ... credited with 56 tackles, three interceptions and 11 pass break ups during senior season ... totaled 66 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles as a junior ... recipient of the Bob Basket Award at Tucker's end of season awards ceremony ... also ran track and had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash and 49.0 in the 400 meters ... played for coach Franklin Stephens at Tucker ... born Dec. 22, 1989 ... son of Debbie Garrett... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as an industrial design major ... earned a 3.0 grade-point average in`09 spring semester.
