SI (OT): Brian Kelly’s Brusque Exit at Notre Dame Is More of the Same From Him

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SI (OT): Brian Kelly’s Brusque Exit at Notre Dame Is More of the Same From Him

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Sports Illustrated rips into Clark Lea's old boss...

Even among all the unprofessional and selfish coaching moves we have seen in college sports, what Kelly pulled this week stands out. While his Notre Dame team waited to see whether it makes the College Football Playoff, Kelly took the LSU job. His players found out from news reports. According to The Athletic, Kelly sent them a message long after it broke saying, “whoops, sorry,” and asking them to show up at 7 a.m. for a team meeting. ESPN reported he spoke to them for 11 minutes. Halftimes last longer than that.

Kelly’s “sincere apologies” are laughable; if he had acted sincerely, he wouldn’t have to apologize at all. He could have called a team meeting two days earlier and said LSU had called and he was considering a move. He could have waited to see whether his team has a shot to win the national championship before deciding he wanted to go somewhere else.

But this is how Brian Kelly always leaves. Always, always, always.


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SI: Brian Kelly’s Brusque Exit at Notre Dame Is More of the Same From Him (by Michael Rosenberg)
https://www.si.com/college/2021/11/30/b ... me-for-lsu