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What's the buyout? Source calls Weis' figure 'stupefying'

ESPN.com news services

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

CHICAGO -- Is Charlie Weis' job as the head football coach at Notre Dame safe because of the size of his contract buyout? A person with knowledge of Weis' contract told ESPN's Joe Schad on Wednesday that the amount Notre Dame would have to pay Weis is greater than $4 million to $5 million, which was reported earlier Wednesday by the Chicago Tribune. The source told Schad that the buyout, which is specified in the contract, is "stupefying." The Tribune, citing multiple sources, reported that t ...

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