NEW ORLEANS -- Notre Dame lost its ninth consecutive bowl game Wednesday night -- and its starting quarterback -- in a 41-14 loss to No. 4 LSU in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Just hours before kickoff at the traditional pre-game team meal, starting quarterback Brady Quinn was reportedly standing near the dessert table when the incident occurred. “Brady didn’t see it coming,” said senior wide receiver Jeff Samardzija. “It was kind of a freak accident. There was only one piece of coconut cream pie left, and Coach Weis was so focused on it that he didn’t see Brady in his path,” said Samardzija.
Following the incident, it was questionable whether Notre Dame would take the field for the game. “The team took a vote,” said Irish athletic director Kevin White. “It was unanimous that Brady would have wanted them to play.”
Quinn, who was 22, was a Heisman finalist for the Irish, and was expected to be selected in the first round of this year’s NFL draft. New Orleans police superintendent Warren Riley refused to comment on the department’s investigation of Weis, although it is expected that he will be charged later today with involuntary manslaughter. Weis was unavailable for comment last night.
