The "South Bend Shovel Slayer" Returns Home

At a press conference this morning on the campus of Notre Dame, a local icon returned back to his stomping grounds. Coach zeejaydee, known by locals as the "South Bend Shovel Slayer," confirmed rumors that had been making waves on national radio shows all week...he is leaving Oregon to accept the head coaching position at Notre Dame.

Coach Zeejaydee gives the attending media members his "blue steel" glare upon being introduced as the Fighting Irish's new head coach

The coach leaves Oregon after two successful seasons, finishing #4 last season and #11 this season. But the call to "come back home," zeejaydee said, was too strong to keep him quacking with the Ducks. "I have dreamed all season of returning to my snow shoveling days in South Bend," he said. "There is nothing like waking up on a freezing cold morning in South Bend, shoveling snow, salting the sidewalks, killing people and using the salt to turn the bodies into mummies. And I also am excited about coaching the Fighting Irish too."

The "fake" South Bend Shovel Slayer

Of course, zeejaydee is referring to the notoriety he received while living in South Bend and the Chicago area in the early 1990s. The legend of the South Bend Shovel Slayer was even made more famous when John Hughes parodied zeejaydee's legend in the movie classic, Home Alone.

Now, beginning in season 3 of RUTS3, Coach zeejaydee will be the new head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, joining former USC Coach Lane Kiffin (fired in season 1) as the second head coaching change in RUTS3.

Coach zeejaydee is excited about leading the Irish back to prominence and is looking forward to a "stress free uniform selection process," something that highly influenced his decision to jump ship to Notre Dame. "Honestly, the week to week grind of picking my team's uniforms at Oregon wore on me," he said. "I am thrilled and a little bit giddy to have only 1 alternate jersey to choose from this coming season."

"Cross this off the bucket list," the Irish's new head coach shouted as he touched the famous sign.

Those are fighting words for the fans zeejaydee is leaving behind at Oregon, and it will be interesting to see how much hostility the team and its fans carry with them when Oregon and Notre Dame meet next season.