A Man and His Chair

What's a coach to do at halftime of a spring scrimmage? If you're Charlie Weis, you pull up the office chair on the sideline and jot down some notes.

Weis, who suffered major damage to both of his knees last season and was forced to coach from the press box, says he will be back on the Notre Dame sideline this fall.

Here's hoping Weis' knees will allow him to return to the sideline, but maybe he should rethink this and go back to the press box. From the looks of it, he already has a comfortable chair.

The coach was in Fort Wayne on Thursday for an alumni gathering and got a couple of surprise questions about President Barack Obama speaking at Notre Dame's commencement.

"I'm the head football coach at Notre Dame. That's what I am," Weis said. "I'm not a politician. I'm not here to make political statements. I'm the head football coach. I'm worried about the state of the union of Notre Dame football."