Seattle, WA (My Sportsbook) - It appears as though Tyrone Willingham won't be out of a job for long.

The Seattle Times reported Sunday that Willingham, surprisingly fired just a few weeks ago by Notre Dame, will be the next head coach at Washington. The paper said an announcement could come early this week.

Willingham would replace Keith Gilbertson, who stepped down at the end of the 2004 season, and would become the third Washington coach in just four years as Gilbertson had taken over after the Rick Neuheisel scandal.

Neuheisel is suing the university for wrongful termination.

The Huskies suffered through the worst campaign in school history at 1-10 this past season, including 0-8 in the Pac-10, and finished with just a 7-16 mark in Gilbertson's two years at the helm.

Willingham, meanwhile, was fired after leading the Irish to a record of 21-15 in three years. The school said Willingham did everything right from Sunday through Friday, but didn't win enough on Saturday.

After starting his Notre Dame career with eight straight wins, Willingham was just 13-15 afterward, including 6-5 this past season.

Prior to joining Notre Dame, Willingham spent seven seasons as the head coach at Stanford, where he guided the Cardinal to four bowl games and a record of 44-36-1. He has a career mark of 65-51-1 in 10 seasons.

Should Willingham take the Washington job, he would face Notre Dame next September 24 at Husky Stadium, but won't meet Stanford in Pac-10 play until 2007.