Charlie Weis knows his team will have to play a perfect game to have a chance against #1 USC on Saturday.

Notre Dame Football - USC Week Media Schedule

Oct. 6, 2005

A schedule follows for practices and interview availability for the University of Notre Dame football team from Sunday, October 9, through Sunday, October 16, 2005. Practices are open to the media for 20 minutes – check with the Sports Information Office for the exact viewing times.

Due to the high interest in the USC-Notre Dame game, Irish head football coach Charlie Weis and the Sports Information staff have arranged for players to be available on Tuesday only during the times specified below.

Please keep in mind:

*Interviews will take place in the Auditorium of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

*Times listed are South Bend local time (same as central daylight time), except where noted.

*THE PLAYERS LISTED ARE THE ONLY PLAYERS AVAILABLE DURING THE WEEK.

*For this coming week only – if you plan to attend in person, please do not submit interview requests as the players and coaches will be required attendees on the days assigned.

*Telephone interviews – Several prominent players will be included in a teleconference. If you do not plan to attend, but would like to talk to a player via telephone who is not on the teleconference, requests will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis but only a limited amount can be accommodated.

SUNDAY (Oct. 9) – NO MEDIA ACCESS

MONDAY (Oct. 10) – NO MEDIA ACCESS

TUESDAY (Oct. 11)

10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. PST)

Player Interviews

The following players are schedule to appear for approximately 30 minutes (20 minutes for print media, 10 minutes for electronic media) for in-person interviews at some point during the allotted time period.

10:00-11:00 – Maurice Crum, Chris Frome, Ryan Harris

11:00-11:45 – Victor Abiamiri, Trevor Laws, Anthony Fasano, Chinedum Ndukwe, Jeff Samardzija, Dan Santucci, Maurice Stovall

Players’ Teleconference – Please call ND SID office (574-631-7516) for teleconference access number

The following players will be available via a teleconference for 15 minutes each at the allotted time.

11 a.m. to 11:55 (9 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. PST)

11:00-11:15 – Dan Santucci

11:15-11:30 – Anthony Fasano

11:30-11:45 – Jeff Samardzija

11:45-11:55 – Maurice Stovall

12 p.m. (10 a.m. PST) –

Charlie Weis Press Conference (Auditorium, Guglielmino Athletics Complex)

Please call ND SID office 574-631-7516 for teleconference access number

Satellite Coordinates: Galaxy 3, C Band, Transponder 4)

1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST) – Player Interviews

The following players are schedule to appear for approximately 30 minutes (20 minutes for print media, 10 minutes for electronic media) for in-person interviews at some point during the allotted time period.

1:00-1:30 – Mark LeVoir, Corey Mays, Dan Stevenson, Darius Walker, Derek Landri, Rashon Powers-Neal, Tom Zbikowski

Players’ Teleconference – Please call ND SID office (574-631-7516) for teleconference access number

The following players will be available via a teleconference for 15 minutes each at the allotted time.

1:00 to 1:45 (11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. PST)

1:00-1:15 – Darius Walker

1:15-1:30 – Dan Stevenson

1:30-1:45 – Tom Zbikowski

**END OF PLAYER AVAILABILITY FOR THE WEEK**

5:00-7:00 p.m. – Practice (Cartier Field)

7:00 p.m. – Post-Practice Interviews (Interview Room, Guglielmino Athletics Complex)

Assistant Head Coach John Latina and Offensive Coordinator Mike Haywood (No players) – no telephone interviews

WEDNESDAY (Oct. 12)

1:00 p.m. (11 a.m. PST) – Captains Teleconference (LB Brandon Hoyte & QB Brady Quinn via telephone)

Teleconference Access – Please call ND SID office (574-631-7516 for teleconference access number – (Hoyte from 1-1:30; Quinn from 1:30-2)

— TV interviews: Quinn at 1:20 – Hoyte at 1:30

5:00-7:00 p.m. – Practice (Cartier Field)

7:00 p.m. – Post-Practice Interviews (Interview Room, Guglielmino Athletics Complex) Head Coach Charlie Weis, Def. Coordinator Rick Minter, Assistant HC Bill Lewis (No players) – no telephone interviews

THURSDAY (Oct. 13)

5:00-7:00 p.m. – Practice (Cartier Field)

7:00 p.m. – Post-Practice Interviews (Interview Room, Guglielmino Athletics Complex)

Head Coach Charlie Weis, Special Teams Coach Brian Polian (No players) – no telephone interviews

FRIDAY (Oct. 14) NO MEDIA ACCESS

SATURDAY (Oct. 15)

2:30 p.m. EST (3:30 p.m. EDT/12:30 p.m. PST) – Notre Dame vs. USC (NBC national telecast)

SUNDAY (Oct. 16) – NO MEDIA ACCESS