Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished off the 2015 season with a loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl. It was a disappointing way to finish the season, but Kelly is not about to leave town.
Rumors have been flying about him potentially taking an NFL head coaching job, but he doesn’t sound all that interested in that option.
During a recent interview, he made it very clear that he is happy with his current role with Notre Dame.
“I really feel like I’m at the level,” Kelly said. “I know the NFL gets that notoriety because it’s professional sports, but it doesn’t mean necessarily it has it right in all facets. I think college football has it right for me, because for me it’s coach centric where I control the scholarships. I control the roster. Not that I’m a control freak, but this is my 25th year as a head coach.”
He continued on to talk about his situation with the Fighting Irish and how happy he is in it.
“So doing it for so long, I like to be able to know what’s going on in the front office. Those are my biggest concerns sometimes. There’s so much turnover in the NFL. There’s the lack of continuity. In every great business there has to be some change, but continuity is important and I’ve always liked the continuity. And at Notre Dame we’ve got great structure. Great continuity. Great athletic director. Great president. So that’s why there’s no need to go chase anything else. I’m in a great situation at Notre Dame.”
Kelly sounds like he is in with the Fighting Irish for the long run and that should ease fans’ minds. Notre Dame is still widely considered to be one of the top head coaching jobs in college football and that is not going to change anytime soon.
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