Charlie Weis will continue to be the head coach of Notre Dame football for atleast 1 more season.

“The question you’re ultimately asking yourself is: Is he in a position to help direct the changes in the program, to help steer it back to where he and I really want it to be?” Athletic director Swarbrick.

“That really focused on a discussion about a series of very specific things that constitute the plan going forward.”

Weis still has 7 years left on his contract after he signed a huge 10-year contract in his first season as head coach for the Fighting Irish. But in 4-years as their head coach his record is a mediocre 28-21 — that’s worse than his predecessors Tyrone Willingham and Bob Davie.

There’s no doubt about it, Notre Dame wanted to fire him, but they knew they wouldn’t find anyone better.