When recent news broke via the Indy Star that Notre Dame had paid former head coach Charlie Weis an incredible sum of $18,967,960 to buy out his contract, it provided some incredible perspective on just how hot Weis’ name was at one point and how even the Kansas City Chiefs got swept up in the hype. ESPN’s Darren Rovell did the math for everyone and came up with the astonishing total.
With Notre Dame buyout complete, Charlie Weis, including Kansas buyout, got paid $64.5 million for a head coaching record of 41-49.
From 2005 to 2009, Weis captained the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a 35-27 record, a much better record than what it should read given that Weis couldn’t recruit any of his own guys.