Odds Are Notre Dame Will Name Meyer Next Football Coach

WagerOnSports.com Releases Odds On Next Fighting Irish Coach

(PRWEB) December 3, 2004

The firing of Notre Dame head coach Tyrone Willingham is already sending ripples throughout college football with rumors about potential successors instantly surfacing. With the most storied football program in America now in need of a new coach, WagerOnSports.com today announced odds on who will be named Notre Dame’s next head football coach.

The premium sports betting destination online, WagerOnSports.com has created odds on a number of coaching luminaries taking over the reigns of the Fighting Irish. Like a number of analysts and reporters, the odds makers at WagerOnSports.com believe Utah head coach Urban Meyer will succeed Willingham at Notre Dame, listing Meyer as an overwhelming 1/8 favorite. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, who has been rumored for several high-profile jobs in the past, has been listed with the second best odds at 8/1. The names of some NFL coaches are also being mentioned for the Notre Dame job and WagerOnSports.com has included odds on Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden (10/1) and New England offensive coordinator Charlie Weis (15/1) taking over for the Irish.

“The head coaching job at Notre Dame is widely considered one of the most prestigious positions at any level of football,” said Michael Perry, odds maker at WagerOnSports.com. “Urban Meyer is a virtual lock to be offered the Notre Dame position – he’s a former assistant and has an out in his Utah contract if he’s offered the job. Although the odds are on Meyer’s side, Ferentz’s name always seems to pop up whenever there’s a high profile coaching opening and being a good friend of athletic director Kevin White could help bring him to South Bend. Gruden was considered for the job when Willingham was hired and Weis is a Notre Dame graduate who is known to have interest in the job.”

WagerOnSports.com has also calculated odds on several other current collegiate coaches taking over under the Golden Dome. These include: California’s Jeff Tedford (20/1); LSU’s Nick Saban (40/1); Louisville’s Bobby Petrino (50/1); and Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops (50/1). Currently unemployed coaches such as Butch Davis (100/1), Ron Zook (200/1) and Rick Neuheisel (200/1) could also be in the running for the Irish job. The odds makers at WagerOnSports.com have even calculated the odds on Notre Dame bringing back former coach Lou Holtz, who stands at 50/1 to reclaim the head coaching position in South Bend.

Who Will Be Named Notre Dame’s Head Football Coach?

Urban Meyer            1/8

Kirk Ferentz            8/1

Jon Gruden            10/1

Charlie Weis            15/1

Jeff Tedford            20/1

Nick Saban            40/1

Lou Holtz            50/1

Bobby Petrino            50/1

Bob Stoops            50/1

Butch Davis            100/1

Ron Zook            200/1

Rick Neuheisel                200/1

Any other coach                10/1

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