Oct 16, 2009 1:58 pm US/Pacific
Notre Dame's Weis Says USC Game Will Be The Lead
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SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 17: Head Coach Charlie Weis of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish stands on the field during the game with the Michigan State Spartans on September 17, 2005 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. The Spartans defeated the Irish
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Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis gathered his players around him at the end of the final practice before the 25th-ranked Fighting Irish face No. 6 USC on Saturday and made a prediction.
He told the players that one way or another, they will be the lead story in the nation Saturday night after the game. He asked them: "So which lead story do you want to be?"
Probably the storyline he'd like to see most is Jimmy Clausen having the game of his life to beat the Trojans, ending a record seven-game losing streak to USC and becoming a leading Heisman Trophy candidate. The one he'd like to see least? Another USC blowout, putting his job in jeopardy.
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