New LSU head football coach Brian Kelly doesn't believe his Notre Dame departure should impact the Fighting Irish's chances of making the College Football Playoff.
According to Brody Miller of The Athletic, Kelly was asked about that possibility on ESPN's College GameDay and replied: "I haven't seen coaches play the game before. Players play the game."
During a recent appearance on ESPN (h/t AL.com's Mike Rodak), CFP chair Gary Barta noted that a team missing a key player or coach is something the committee takes into account when determining the final CFP rankings.