I have a new favorite college football coach. (Charlie Weis)

[jobycom]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2172623

Weis grants little boy's dying wish

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Charlie Weis doesn't usually let anyone else call plays on offense. He made an exception for 10-year-old Montana Mazurkiewicz.

The Notre Dame coach met last week with Montana, who had been told by doctors weeks earlier that there was nothing more they could do to stop the spread of his inoperable brain tumor.

"He was a big Notre Dame fan in general, but football especially," said his mother, Cathy Mazurkiewicz.

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Weis asked Montana if there was something he could do for him. He agreed to let Montana call the first play against Washington on Saturday. He called "pass right."

Montana never got to see the play. He died Friday at his home.

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When the Irish started on their own 1-yard-line following a fumble recovery, Mazurkiewicz wasn't sure Notre Dame would be able to throw a pass. Weis was concerned about that, too. So was quarterback Brady Quinn.

"He said 'What are we going to do?'" Weis said. "I said 'We have no choice. We're throwing it to the right.'"

Weis called a play where most of the Irish went left, Quinn ran right and looked for tight end Anthony Fasano on the right.

[bertha katzenengel]

1. Wow. Good for Charlie Weis!

RIP, Montana.

[jobycom]

2. Can't you imagine the Notre Dame legend this will be in a few decades?

[bertha katzenengel]

3. Yep.

ND Legend: good. :)

Disney movie: bad. :( I now hex the Disney brains: you will not conceive of a film centered on Montana. :(

[jobycom]

4. And the guy who plays Weis in the movie will become president

several decades later. So if Disney does make a movie, lets make sure John Cusak plays Weis!