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As they near the halfway point, is the season starting to feel like a bit of a grind for his players? No, said Irish coach Charlie Weis, because his team, 4-1 after beating Purdue on Saturday, has only Stanford on the schedule before its Oct. 14 open date. “They see a time, a time after this next game, where they can kind of regroup,” Weis said. “I actually think that it gives you an opportunity to say, hey, let’s go out and give it our best game this week.” . . . Weis said he’s not tempted to try an option attack. “The quarterback … is already getting hit more than I would like him to get hit now, not running the option.”

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