For those who missed it over the weekend, SportingNews.com's Matt Hayes has a tremendous story on former Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist, who is ready to put a rough season in South Bend, Ind., behind him and finish strong with Kansas.

Crist couldn't sleep or eat after losing his job early in the 2011 campaign, which Hayes characterizes as a three-month depression, something Crist supports by saying: "You could definitely call it that."

“It was the worst time in my life,” Crist says now. “You invest so much, and it all happens so quickly … it’s just blindsided me.”

Crist was also days away from transferring to Wisconsin, Hayes writes, before former Irish and new Jayhawks coach Charlie Weis texted him.

The quarterback of course ended up in Lawrence, Kan., after watching consecutive seasons end because of injuries in each knee. After winning back the starting job to open 2011, Crist was benched after the first half of the Irish's season-opening loss to South Florida.