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notredame.scout.com - 12/2/2008

Weis Will Return

— notredame.scout.com — Sources have told Irish Eyes that athletic director Jack Swarbrick will publicly announce, most likely within the... next 24 hours, that Weis will be back for his fifth season in South Bend. There has been some uncertainty about Weis’ future since the ... (more) Weis Will Return

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collegefootballtalk.com - 11/29/2008

SOME AT CINCINNATI THINK KELLY IS GONE

— collegefootballtalk.com — We don’t know yet whether Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is really going to leave to become the... next head coach at Notre Dame. But we do know there are people close to the Cincinnati football program who think Kelly is gone. We’re hearing ... (more) SOME AT CINCINNATI THINK KELLY IS GONE

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journalgazette.net - 11/30/2008

News On Weis Buyout

— journalgazette.net — The Journal Gazette has learned from a source close to the situation that Notre Dame coach Charlie... Weis' buyout is at least $12 million. (more) News On Weis Buyout

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Southern California Trojans

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This Just In… No One Knows Squat About the Buyout
UHND.com - Notre Dame Football, Basketball, & Recruiting — We have yet another figure on Weis buyout now courtesy of WNDU.  According to the South Bend NBC affiliate, Weis’s buyout is actually in the $20 million range . As we first told you on NewsCenter 16 at 6, a source very close to the situation tells WNDU that the price to buy Weis out of the remaining seven years of his contract is around $20 million. The source also says that Notre Dame does not appear to have the money right now and could be using the next week to try and raise more funds from alums. So let’s review reports on the buyout over the last 5 days: It’s official.  ...

Charlie Weis: Enjoy the Rumors For a Week
The Big Lead — And now, we wait. (Here’s our thoughts from the weekend, and before you dismiss Urban Meyer, two things to remember: The UF president that hired Meyer was previously at Utah with Meyer; UF offered and Meyer had accepted before Notre Dame even came calling four years ago.) - For Notre Dame athletic department to defend its coach. - To see if the buyout is closer to $20 million. - For the Sun Bowl (Texas Bowl?) reps to decide if they want the ugly Irish offense to pollute their bowl game. ...

Firing Charlie Weis May Be an Issue of Money, Like $20 Million
Larry Brown Sports — ... Now WNDU is saying a buyout would cost ND around $20 million, considering they’d have to pay almost the entire amount of the remaining contract. One major problem they’re facing is that the school might not even have enough money available to even pay for a buyout. To that end, the school could be contacting alumni in efforts to raise money to fund a Weis buyout. Seriously, I cannot remember money ever being this much of an issue when it came to hiring or firing a coach in college football. How can you afford to sign a guy to such a monster deal ...

Irish still have a pot of gold for Tyrone Willingham
Dr. Saturday — ... Of course, Weis' infamous and still mysterious buyout assures that he's getting paid whether he stays for the long haul or gets run out of town with another mediocre record this winter. (Recall that at the height of the anti-Weis backlash following back-to-back losses to Syracuse and USC last November, the guesses on the university's obligation if it fired Weis went as high as $20 million, although that was almost certainly ...