D-Day Hits Notre Dame: Weis, McCarthy, and Floyd Finished

Chaos has been crowned king on the campus of Notre Dame.A dark cloud descended upon South Bend Monday morning as a gray haze and a cold early fall drizzle filled an atmosphere once ripe with Irish football optimism.Jack Swarbrick read a brief three-minute statement and then left the podium without taking questions after explaining that, “the Notre Dame family needs time to heal, to recuperate, and to establish its redirection.”That redirection will not include head coach Charlie Weis, leading tackler and starting strong safety Kyle McCarthy, or dynamic receiver Michael FloydWeis was dismissed from his oft-discussed ten-year contract late Sunday night, less than 48-hours after their devastating last second 39-33 loss to Michigan State.Swarbrick also announced that McCarthy had left school, fully withdrawn from classes, and reportedly moved back to his home in Youngstown, Ohio. In addition, it was reported Sunday afternoon that Michael Floyd had broken his collar bone and ...