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Weis Will Return to Coach Notre Dame Next Season Uncertainty ends as Irish decide to stick with embattled coach

By  ERIC HANSEN

Updated 7:03 AM EDT, Wed, Dec 3, 2008

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Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis will remain with the Irish despite a less-than-successful record.

 

Charlie Weis’ week in coaching no-man’s land will end suddenly and awkwardly Wednesday when the University of Notre Dame holds a press conference to announce the embattled fourth-year Irish head football coach will return for the 2009 season.

An athletic department source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed Tuesday night that Weis has been informed he will return for his fifth season after sitting in limbo since Saturday night’s 38-3 beatdown from No. 5 USC in Los Angeles.

The one-sided setback gave Weis four losses in Notre Dame's last five games, a school-record-worst 9-15 mark over a two-year stretch and a 28-21 overall record in four seasons.

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  • Kevin Wednesday, Dec 3 at 11:38 AM FLAG COMMENT No big suprise. How can anyone respect Notre Dame? How do you justify firing Willingham and giving a guy who's winning percentage was lower than his a contract extension? Better yet, a guy who has, as the article states, the worst mark over a two year stretch and overall record in four seasons.

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