Willingham out at Washington after Saturday's beating by the Irish
Willingham out at Washington after Saturday's beating by the Irish Save Email Print
Posted: 12:52 AM Oct 28, 2008
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After Notre Dame pounced on Washington this weekend, leaving the team with a dismal 0 and 7 record, you knew the team's leadership would be seriously questioned.

On Monday, Tyrone Willingham was, in effect, fired as head coach of the Huskies.

He took over the program the same year Charlie Weis came to Notre Dame. Of course, Willingham preceded Weis as the head coach of the Irish.

Since defeating Florida State in Tallahassee in 2002, Willingham's squads at Notre Dame and Washington have had a combined record of 24 and 48.

At a press conference Monday, Willingham did not speculate about his future in the NCAA.

To hear more of what he had to say, click the video link at the top of this story.
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Posted by: bob on Oct 31, 2008 at 11:32 AM
mike it had nothing to do with ty getting fired when he did as much as it was a problem with Charlie getting that huge contract with out doing a darn thing to earn it. ND is turning into an absolute joke in the world of college football, the only thing they had going for them is that they where on NBC every sat and now every college team is on national tv every weekend.
Posted by: ND Fan Location: ND on Oct 30, 2008 at 07:53 AM
Mike, Mark May will somehow find a way to blame ND for Ty being fired from Washington. Ty was a joke of a head coach. I do hope one of our opponents picks him up, though!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 01:22 PM
charlie is next
Posted by: Lindy Location: South Bend on Oct 29, 2008 at 11:42 AM
I agree. Best wishes, Ty. You ARE a class act!
Posted by: Mike Location: Philadelphia on Oct 28, 2008 at 07:17 PM
I wonder if the two bigots,Saunders and May, will now say that Wahington is a racist institution for firing one of their brothers.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:56 PM
Ty never said anything bad about ND after he left? Please! He told John Saunders in an interview immediately after he was fired that it would be naive to think that race didn't play a role in his firing. HUH? He couldn't recruit and was an even worse coach! Now Washington will spend even longer than ND to pick up the pieces that Ty has left. Race? Please! You must not follow too much college football kate so please stop!
Posted by: Slade Location: Mishawaka on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Do you think they fired Ty because of his race? Thats what the said the reason ND fired him. He got a good settlement from ND and he will also get a good one from Washington. I sure wish him well...and I also wish I could have gotten a million dollars when I got laid off or fired.
Posted by: EP Location: SB on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I heard on the radio this morning that he resigned...not that he was fired. What's the real story? Just curious.
Posted by: kate Location: elkhart on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:07 AM
No matter what, Tyrone Willingham is a class act. He never said annything negative bad after leaving Notre Dame, when he could have! Good luck!

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