Rockne. Parseghian. Leahy. Holtz. Those are legendary Notre Dame football coaches who make up the Mount Rushmore of Irish leaders in the eyes of most fans. Their accomplishments solidified Notre Dame’s place as a college football blue blood.
Like it or not, Brian Kelly is going to finish his coaching career at Notre Dame as a part of any conversation you have about those coaches.
Kelly is about to begin his 10th season as the head coach of Notre Dame football. That alone is an accomplishment, as the current bottom-line nature of of college football — a multi-million dollar business on most FBS campuses — puts more pressure on coaches to win immediately and consistently than in any other time throughout the sport’s history.