Cincinnati’s Brian Kelly will be the next head football coach at Notre Dame, agreeing to a five-year deal with the Irish. He will be introduced in a press conference on Friday afternoon.
At Least One Man In Cincinnati Is Freaking Out
Now that Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly is officially ex-Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly, scorn is spilling into the Ohio River like lava. Our Notre Dame blog, Rakes of Mallow, listened into Cincinnati radio host Bill Cunningham’s show, and he has reported back with amazing findings. Among the highlights:
Read the rest of the post for even more insanity. Also, be sure to check out Rakes of Mallow’s impassioned defense of Kelly’s hiring.
Read Article >Brian Kelly’s Press Conference: ‘I Guarantee We Win The Spring Game’
Brian Kelly’s press conference Friday afternoon did give up a few points of interest:
One: He’s Not Saying Anything About Coaches Yet. That includes keeping anyone from the current staff or taking anyone with him from Cincinnati. Another person of interest has been his defensive coordinator at Grand Valley State, Chuck Martin, who is the current head coach at GVSU and has told several sources he’d take the DC position if offered. No news from Kelly on this front today, though.
Read Article >Brian Kelly Owes Cincy A Million Bucks
If you’ll check your calendar, it is December 11th, 2009, a date coming before January 10, 2010. The sequence is important because Kelly, by leaving the Cincy job before 1/10, now by contract owes Cincy a million dollars for taking the ND job. It’s going to have to be a Kia Rondo with a bow on it in the driveway for Christmas this year, honey*
Drew Magary says Kelly has one particularly intimidating factor awaiting him in South Bend:
Read Article >Brian Kelly Signs Five-Year Deal At Notre Dame
Brian Kelly, the current ninth-winningest active coach in the FBS in terms of victories, has signed a five-year contract as Notre Dame’s new head coach. He will be officially introduced at a 1:30 p.m. press conference on Friday (it will be streamed live on UND.com). Kelly will begin his duties at the coach of the Irish on Monday.
Read Article >Notre Dame Athletics Director Comments On Kelly’s Hire
In a press release just sent out Notre Dame students Thursday night, athletics director Jack Swarbick and the school’s president offered their official comments on the hire of Brian Kelly as the football team’s new head coach.
Read Article >Brian Kelly Hire Officially Confirmed, Will Not Coach In Sugar Bowl
Cincinnati has confirmed what we have all known for hours: Brian Kelly is indeed headed to South Bend to be the new head coach at Notre Dame. The school also added that Kelly will not coach in the Sugar Bowl, when the Bearcats play Florida. Receiver Mardy Gilyard expressed some more bitterness over the news.
Read Article >UC Trustee Confirms Brian Kelly’s Departure
As weirdly aboveboard as Kelly’s been about this whole affair, remember that he’s a football coach and not a normal human being, and that what’s forthright for him is still a mite shady for the rest of us. It’s understandable that telling your players you’re in it for the long haul might cause some confusion when you blow town. (Hey, at least Cincy already sold out their Sugar Bowl ticket allotment.)
Read Article >Report: Notre Dame Will Name Brian Kelly As Next Head Coach
According to the report, Kelly will meet with his team at the Cincinnati football banquet Thursday night to inform them of his decision. This would explain why the banquet was unexpectedly closed to the media earlier in the afternoon.
More to come as it unfolds. In the mean time, feel free to join the celebration over at SB Nation’s Irish blog, Rakes Of Mallow.
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