SOUTH BEND, IN - NOVEMBER 21: Head coach Charlie Weis of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish waits to enter the field with (L-R) Jimmy Clausen #7, Eric Olsen #55, Kyle McCarthy #28 and Scott Smith #41 before a game against the University of Connecticut Huskies at Notre Dame Stadium on November 21, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The 2009 Notre Dame football team was loaded and there were huge expectations for what they should be able to accomplish — why did so much go wrong?
It’s hard to believe that the 2009 season — the Notre Dame football program’s last before Brian Kelly’s arrival — was 11 years ago.