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Report: Head coach Brian Kelly will remain at Notre Dame
After interviewing with the Philadelphia Eagles, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has decided to stay in South Bend, SI.com’s Pete Thamel is reporting.
Kelly began talking with the Eagles about replacing Andy Reid shortly after his Fighting Irish lost the BCS National Championship Game to Alabama on Monday. He earned coach of the year honors for the second time after leading Notre Dame to a 12-0 record.
In 22 years as a college head coach, Kelly has compiled a 199-67-2 record with Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Notre Dame. His resume includes two Division II national championships and two Big East titles.
BREAKING: Brian Kelly is staying at Notre Dame, official source confirms.—
Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel) January 12, 2013
CBSSports.com’s Bruce Feldman first reported the news.
Kelly and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbick issued statements following the announcement, via ESPN.com’s Joe Schad and Yahoo! Sports’ Pat Forde.
Brian Kelly: "This decision was motivated purely by my love for Notre Dame and the entire Fighting Irish community…"—
Joe Schad (@schadjoe) January 12, 2013
Kelly, in statement saying he is staying: “We still have a lot of work to do and my staff and I are excited about the challenges ahead.”—
Pat Forde (@YahooForde) January 12, 2013
ND AD Jack Swarbrick: "I was always confident that Brian would continue to lead our football program…"—
Joe Schad (@schadjoe) January 12, 2013
In official statement, AD Jack Swarbrick compliments Eagles for reaching out to him. Says BK "kept me fully informed throughout."—
Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel) January 12, 2013
Schad is also reporting that the school is working toward an extension and raise for Kelly.
Source says Brian Kelly and Notre Dame working toward extension and raise though "still some work to do."—
Joe Schad (@schadjoe) January 12, 2013
Money grab pure and simple. Why sign contracts if neither party is going to honor it? We have a guy at TCU, Coach Patterson who has done this for years. How much money is enough money? While there is alot of money in college football, paying head coaches 3 to 4 million dollars a year is out of control.
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LikeKelly has just alienated a faction of Irish fans. Not very smart.
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Likem.guszak He's also thrilled a few by staying. You can't blame anyone for listening. It's what they do AFTER they listen that matters.
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Likeraylemire I strongly disagree. This is Notre Dame, nout Southern Mississippi. Notre Dame is paying Kelly a lot to have the most storied job in college football. To "look" elsewhere entails that you are not loyal to the school that has been loyal to you. It also sends mixed messages to recruits that have committed four years of their lives to Notre Dame. It was very egotistical of Kelly to have done what he did and we will see if it cost him some recruits.
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