Weis, a 1978 Notre Dame graduate and owner of four Super Bowl-champion rings as products of a stellar 15-season career as a National Football League assistant coach, wasted no time putting his signature stamp on his alma mater’s program in his first two years as Irish head coach in 2005 and 2006.
He kept watching for patterns, wondering why the coaches called the plays they did. 9:37 am ETI agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" newsletter.
He couldn't completely detach and just be a fan. He spent the next five seasons at perennial powerhouse Morristown High School in New Jersey as a football assistant developing players such as Michael Landsberg.
According to Weis, Alabama football "got him through." The new 10-year deal, which began with the 2006 season, and which was to be worth a reported $30–40 million, would keep Weis at Notre Dame through 2015.In 2008, The Irish started 4–1, but completed the regular season with a 6–6 record, including a 24–23 loss to Syracuse, the first time that Notre Dame had fallen to an eight-loss team.
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After graduating from Notre Dame in 1978, Weis began his coaching career at Boonton High School in New Jersey.
Belichick's offensive coordinator during the 2001-2004 Super Bowl runs left New England to try his hand as a head coach in the college ranks.