Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
Brian Keith Kellyis an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach for the University of Notre Dame, a position he has held since December 2009. Kelly was previously head coach at Grand Valley State University, Central Michigan University, and University of Cincinnati...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 October 1961
CityEverett, MA
came kids quite
...Our kids are going to be quite excited. They came here to play this kind of schedule.
bad happens tour treat whenever
Whenever something bad happens on tour we treat ourselves.
hard jerry kids ready
Our kids have been working out and we're ready to play without Jerry Seymour, as hard as it may be.
ground hit last lost needed pleased point prepared running step
I thought our first day went really well. We are at a point now where we are not going to take a step back just because we lost our quarterback from last year. We needed to hit the ground running and I was pleased with how these young quarterbacks prepared themselves.
assignment early effective efficient encourage parking quicker renew start
We encourage everyone to renew early because it allows us to be more effective and efficient in doing our seating and parking assignments. The more we have in early, the quicker we can start the assignment process.
green head ride wave
We need to keep our head down and keep digging. We'll just ride this wave out and take it to Green Bay.
game good home prepare team
It's very important for this team to get off to a good start, ... This is a big game on the road. We have to get some confidence, get a big win, come back home and prepare to get another.
certainly coach good head job
It's certainly not in the job description, ... The good thing is I've been a head coach for 15 years. A first-year head coach could have been a wreck.
critical knew last
It's critical for these young quarterbacks to get a feel for the game. Last year, we didn't have our quarterbacks live because we knew what we had in Kent Smith. This year, we need to find out what we have at that position.
powers recognize
We all are going to outplay and outperform what we do and it's up to the powers that be to recognize that and acknowledge that.
point
At that point in my career, I could have moved,
best chose situation
This was the best situation for me and that's why I chose to stay.
backs both chance coach contact field good head plays saw sides
We wanted a chance to get to see our young backs and get a sense of who we are when the contact starts. Overall, we saw some good plays on both sides of the field which, as a head coach at the end of the day, is what you want to see.
balance competing depth level players playing upped
We have depth and a balance of experienced players competing for playing time. We have upped the competitive level of everyone else out there.