Brian Kelly wants you to know he’s not working harder in recruiting. That narrative has developed the last few months with every report of the Notre Dame head coach visiting a junior’s high school, with every commitment in the 2021 cycle, with the never-ending conversation about recruiting distracting many from actual football.
Never mind the fact that Kelly cannot actually meet with high school juniors currently or that nine commitments (and counting) in the class is more a reflection of the Early Signing Period’s acceleration of the entire process; as Kelly works his way around the country, he is making the same number of visits this time of year that he always has, they just have a different purpose these days.