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With the defeats and the rumors piling up, Notre Dame may be ready to stop the Charlie Weis speculation.
Multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday that the embattled coach will return for another year and that an announcement could come in the next 24 hours.
Both Scout.com and the NBC affiliate in South Bend, Ind., WNDU, cite sources that say Weis will be back for 2009.
"There has been no official work from the university, but we have it from a couple of sources that he will be back for 2009," WNDU sports director Jeff Jeffers told ESPN Tuesday night.
The school, however, would not confirm or deny the reports.
The Chicago Sun-Times contacted the school, but Brian Hardin, the sports information director for football, said that he was not aware of any announcement. According to the newspaper, Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick was not available for comment, and Weis was on a recruiting trip to Hawaii and California.
After Saturday's 38-3 defeat at the hands of rival Southern California, Weis has a 28-21 record in four seasons at Notre Dame. His .571 winning percentage falls short of the .583 of predecessors Bob Davie and Tyrone Willingham.
Weis has seven years left on the 10-year contract he signed midway through his first season as the Irish coach.
Multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday that the embattled coach will return for another year and that an announcement could come in the next 24 hours.
Both Scout.com and the NBC affiliate in South Bend, Ind., WNDU, cite sources that say Weis will be back for 2009.
"There has been no official work from the university, but we have it from a couple of sources that he will be back for 2009," WNDU sports director Jeff Jeffers told ESPN Tuesday night.
The school, however, would not confirm or deny the reports.
The Chicago Sun-Times contacted the school, but Brian Hardin, the sports information director for football, said that he was not aware of any announcement. According to the newspaper, Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick was not available for comment, and Weis was on a recruiting trip to Hawaii and California.
After Saturday's 38-3 defeat at the hands of rival Southern California, Weis has a 28-21 record in four seasons at Notre Dame. His .571 winning percentage falls short of the .583 of predecessors Bob Davie and Tyrone Willingham.
Weis has seven years left on the 10-year contract he signed midway through his first season as the Irish coach.
