Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, who was recently fired, opened a can of worms when he suggested that the USC Trojans coach, Pete Carroll, was having an affair with a grad student and lived with his mistress in Malibu when he was asked a simple yet difficult question about media pressure.

Charlie said, “Let me ask you this: You guys know about things that go on in different places. Was I living with a grad student in Malibu, or was I living with my wife in my house? You could bet that if I were living with a grad student here in South Bend, it would be national news. [Carroll] doing it in Malibu and it’s not national news. What’s the difference? I don’t understand. Why is it okay for one guy to do things like that, but for me, I’m scrutinized when I swear. I’m sorry for swearing; absolve my sins.”

Pete Carroll quickly denied the rumors and responded to Weis, saying, “It’s untrue, it’s irresponsible, and it’s incredible he’d be talking about me like that.” Carroll is married to his wife, Glena Goranson Carroll, and they have three children plus a grandchild.

Weis tries to explain he was being subjective and he does not know anything and didn’t mean that Pete was cheating on his wife. Weis told, “In no way was I trying to take a shot at Pete. What we were talking about was how the rumor mill can affect people’s lives. So, in no way was I trying to take a shot at Pete. I feel if I offended Pete, I will run Pete down and apologize. In no way do I have any idea what’s going on in anyone’s life other than the fact that rumors on the Internet can affect coaches’ lives in a very, very negative fashion.”