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The transition between the Charlie Weis regime and the arrival of current head coach Brian Kelly was anything but easy.

But the group that served as the link between the two eras was the current senior class, a majority of which was recruited by Weis and his staff.

From receiver T.J. Jones to offensive linemen Chris Watt and Zack Martin to quarterback Tommy Rees, the current seniors were directly in the line of fire of one, if not, the most visible and celebrated head coaching changes in program history.

Seeing the coach who recruited you be fired can't be easy to stomach, which, on its own standing, should earn this class the respect it deserves.