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Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate answers a question after coach Charlie Weis was fired Monday Nov.  30, 2009  Notre Dame fired  Weis on Monday after a string of disappointing seasons that was capped by an agonizing four-game losing streak. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced the decision, saying in a news release: ?We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to meet those expectations.? Swarbrick said he recommended to university president the Rev. John Jenkins on Sunday night that Weis be let go with six years left on his contract. Weis leaves his alma mater with a 35-27 record in five seasons, among the worst of any Notre Dame coach.  (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
FILE -- In this Dec. 13, 2004 photo, new Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis talks to the media during a news conference  in South Bend, Ind.  Notre Dame fired coach Charlie Weis on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009  after a string of disappointing seasons that was capped by an agonizing four-game losing streak. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced the decision, saying in a news release:
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick talks with reporters about the firing of football coach Charlie Weis, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame fired Weis on Monday after a string of disappointing seasons that was capped by an agonizing four-game losing streak. Swarbrick said he recommended to university president the Rev. John Jenkins on Sunday night that Weis be let go with six years left on his contract. Weis finishes with a 35-27 record in five seasons, among the worst of any Fighting Irish coach. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick talks with the media about the firing of coach Charlie Weis Monday Nov.  30, 2009. Notre Dame fired  Weis on Monday after a string of disappointing seasons that was capped by an agonizing four-game losing streak. Swarbrick said he recommended to university president the Rev. John Jenkins on Sunday night that Weis be let go with six years left on his contract. Weis leaves his alma mater with a 35-27 record in five seasons, among the worst of any Notre Dame coach.  (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)

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