Brian Kelly takes over Notre Dame football program and other links
Brian Kelly is the new football coach at Notre Dame. (Photo: Associated Press)
The reporters at the South Bend Tribune have a package of stories on Kelly, including one that presents 10 facts most fans don't know about the 48-year-old coach.
At Yahoo Sports, Dan Wetzel writes "there should be joy in South Bend."
There's a lot of reaction and comment about Kelly. We have links.
USA Today's Mike Lopresti has a long list of what Kelly must do to make Notre Dame special again.
Kelly's departure is a lousy end to a good story, Paul Daugherty writes for the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pete Thamel at the New York Times says Kelly will be able to handle the politics involved in being Notre Dame's coach.
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Mark Purdy at the San Jose Mercury News says you should pull for Toby Gerhart to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday.
Mark Ingram, a sophomore running back for Alabama and a former high school player in Grand Blanc and Flint, is in the running for the Heisman, but if he wins he'll be thinking about his father, the Detroit News reports.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Michigan basketball team is off to a 4-4 start in a schedule filled with tough opponents. More big-name, non-conference games are ahead, Michael Rothstein reports for AnnArbor.com.
NBA The Detroit Pistons are a mess, but Rodney Stuckey is the best thing going for them, columnist Michael Rosenberg writes in the Detroit Free Press.
GOLF Gwen Knapp at the San Francisco Chronicle says it's odd to hear John Daly supporting Tiger Woods and telling critics to back off.
Comments
Sean T.
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 : 11:31 p.m.
Brian Kelly knows how to use the talent that's left over from the previous coach and that's what closes the gap in recruiting while bringing in his own type of players! I hate that he signed at ND.
aareader
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 : 4:19 p.m.
I keep hearing Coach Kelly is a lot like former Coach Weis. Strong on Offense but Defense???? The other comment one hears a lot is ND will have relax admission standards to get the players they want/need. It will be fun to watch. I agree Blue should have its football team up to snuff by then so hopefully we will in the title wars. The race is now on to see who is the better coach RR or Kelly. Go Blue
PortageLkBlu
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 : 10:51 a.m.
ND fans have suffered quite some time now maybe their suffering is going to subside a bit. I know two games they play where the ND suffering is not going to subside and that's our Michigan Wolverines and USC. Right about the time coach Kelly starts getting the guys he wants for his system and I'll bet their smaller and faster guys, Coach RR should be right on schedule with Mich. Southern teams seem to be having their way right now but with ND and Mich. back on top things will even out. When I heard coach Kelly was hired my first thought was oh boy Mich. and ND back scrapping for national titles, good stuff ahead in college football and playing each other to boot. See fans in the big 10 especially ohio state are happy to see the Wolves in the cellar and as a fact that's where the big 10 schools would like to see Michigan stay. I always liked to see Michigan and ohio state go at it head to head what a rush it was to see those two banging away at each other like a couple of elephants. I enjoyed seeing the other big 10 teams rise up sometimes and challenge it was good stuff, made me aggravated when Mich. lost but it was good stuff. So I for one am glad to see Kelly at ND and since we already have our coach in place in about 3 years the big ten and national picture will be rockin and rollin. Boys and girls good stuff ahead for Michigan, get em RR.
marlon glenn
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 : 9:50 a.m.
Pretty strong words against RR. RR needs to prove that he is a good coach. For all the bluster and hype, he has not proven this yet. We shall see...