Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Under the Dome Whatever Happened To ��� Several former Notre Dame football players and graduates used their fifth season of eligibility at other schools. Three of them joined former Fighting Irish head coach Charlie Weis (2005-09) in his first year at Kansas during a 1-11 season in which the Jayhawks lost their last 11 games. ��� Quarterback Dayne Crist started seven games and played in 10. He completed 103 of 216 passes (47.7 percent) for 1,313 yards with four touchdowns and nine interceptions, and had minus-66 yards rushing. ��� Tight end Mike Ragone, who received a sixth season from the NCAA, started five games, played in all 12 and caught two passes for 11 yards, highlighted by a touchdown. ��� Inside linebacker Anthony McDonald started in three of the eight games he played, recording 29 tackles (10th on the team). Weis��� staff had a heavy Notre Dame flavor, including quarterbacks coach Ron Powlus, Former Irish quarterback Dayne Crist used his fifth year of eligibility at Kansas, under former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, and started seven games and threw for 1,313 yards. photo by bill panzica the Irish starting quarterback from 1994-97; wide receivers coach Rob Ianello, who was with Weis all five years at Notre Dame; and offensive line coach Tim Grunhard, who started at right guard for Notre Dame from 1987-89. Also on Weis��� staff were graduate assistants Maurice Crum Jr. (2005-08 Notre Dame linebacker) and Kyle Brey, son of Notre Dame