Coming out of a week off, Notre Dame has had the opportunity to get healthier, coach Charlie Weis said Sunday. The only significant injury was to junior defensive lineman Dwight Stephenson Jr.
“He will be out for a little while,” said Weis, declining to disclose the injury.
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The Irish will need all hands on deck as they try to halt the three-game winning streak top-ranked Southern California enjoys against them. Because the Irish were off last weekend, Weis spent Saturday watching the Trojans beat Arizona on TV. Why bother when he has game film?
“You can’t really see the same things when you watch the game on TV,” Weis said. “But you can hear things . . . snap counts, audibles.”
Coaches also usually spend a bit of time during the week with the television commentators who will be calling the game. And Weis said sometimes the information they disclose, which is repeated on the air, can be useful.
“I like to listen to what the commentators have to say,” Weis said. “Sometimes coaches are a bit more liberal, and they will give them a lot of information going into the game.”