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Notre Dame Kelly: Brian Kelly New Head Coach for Notre Dame

by Sudha Krishna | December 10, 2009 at 07:21 pm

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Brain Kelly has been named the new head coach for the Notre Dame football program.
Brian Kelly faces the daunting tasks of re-building one the most storied franchises in NCAA college footballNotre Dame.

Brian Kelly has an impressive resume and his name in recent weeks has been associated with Notre Dame football. Kelly has won two Big East titles in the last three years at Cincinnati. Kelly's overall record as head coach is 160-54-2 in over the last 19 seasons.

Brian Kelly not only faces the challenge of bringing a strong winning record back to Notre Dame football, he also will face intense scrutiny off the field, by the media who will undoubtedly report every word and twitch from Kelly as Notre Dame is the darling of the national media.

Brian Kelly's supporters say his just the man for the job

“He’s extremely innovative and brought unparalleled success to Cincinnati,” Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich said. “From what I saw on the periphery, the guy has the whole package. He gets an A-plus for everything off the field. The guy has the whole package.”