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Few were surprised when Notre Dame parted ways with Charlie Weis on Nov. 30. That, of course, appeared Weis' inevitable fate as he lumbered through the tunnel at Heinz Field after Pitt's 27-22 victory accelerated the Irish's season-ending slide of four consecutive losses.
Then, in the days after Weis' firing, it was clear that Brian Kelly was the leading candidate to assume the head coaching job at Notre Dame -- even before No.4 Cincinnati captured its second straight Big East title with a 45-44 conquest of Pitt last Saturday.See the full content of this document
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Big East Coaches Get Major Look for Top Jobs
Still, the 12-0 Bearcats expected Kelly to hang with them past their Sugar Bowl date with No. 5 Florida. At least, Kelly told them so while Notre Dame openly pursued both he and Connecticut's Randy Edsall.
"You can't fault a guy for going ...See the full content of this document
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