Notre Dame look to start the 2009 season strong, despite the criticism that has been aimed at head coach Charlie Weis over the disastrous last two seasons that the Fighting Irish have had.

iAlthough they started the season with a resounding victory over Nevada, the narrow loss to Michigan in the closing seconds of the second game of the season, shows that despite the abilities of their offence and defence, ill judged plays at the end of the game can still cause a great team to underperform when it comes to results.