Despite a 2-0 start, Notre Dame’s playoff aspirations may have been squashed when starting QB Malik Zaire went down for the season with a broken ankle in Week 2. It was a crushing moment early in a season with high expectations in South Bend.
If there’s a silver lining to this irreversible downturn in Notre Dame’s luck, it’s that Charlie Weis’ 10-year contract extension finally runs out at the end of this year — six full years after he was fired by the school. That’s right Notre Dame, your decade-long nightmare is finally over. Weis is finally coming off the books.