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“NFL source tells us that Weis already has cleaned out his office, in anticipation of being fired when the team returns to Indiana after the conclusion of Saturday’s game.”
“No comment,” Swarbrick said after the game. “Have a great night.” His silence a stunning indictment of the situation Weis now finds himself in.
In a wild game with the teams marching up and down the field all night, Stanford tailback Toby Gerhart scored the winning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 59 seconds left to cap a Heisman Trophy-worthy performance and give the Cardinals a 45-38 victory in front of a capacity crowd of 50,510.
The Fighting Irish’s fourth straight loss may have finally taken all the wind out of of head coach Charlie Weis, who once bragged to his players about having a “decided schematic advantage” shortly after being hired in December 2004, because he did not meet with the news media after a game for the first time since he has been at Notre Dame.
Although the transcript of the postgame radio interview with Weis was distributed, it did not address his job status and his silence was telling.
Toby Gerhart turned what could be Charlie Weis’ final game as Notre Dame coach into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial.
Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three scores, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass and scored the game-winning touchdown with 59 seconds left to help Stanford hand Weis and the Fighting Irish a fourth straight loss to end the regular season, 45-38 Saturday night.