Oliver Out | by Pat

We're still working up to covering the events of the past two weeks. But while we do that, how about some more current events. Eric Hansen is reporting that defensive line coach Jappy Oliver is out.

SOUTH BEND — The changes Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis promised in vague terms after a 7-6 season have begun to take shape.

Defensive line coach Jappy Oliver was fired Thursday after four seasons under Weis, two sources close to the team have confirmed.

Along with the Mike Haywood to Miami news we haven't really covered yet, this will give ND two assistant coach openings. Much more to come on this soon.

update:

It seems ND put out an official statement and the SBT followed their lead, changing "fired" to "resigned".

Defensive line coach Jappy Oliver is out after four seasons under Weis, Notre Dame football spokesman Brian Hardin confirmed Thursday. Hardin said Oliver “resigned to pursue other career opportunities.”

The end result is the same, but it puts a softer spin on the separation. No word yet on possible replacements.