Notre Dame fans certainly haven't forgotten what Brian Kelly had to say when he left to take the LSU job after the 2021 season.
Notre Dame is headed to the college football national championship game where it will play the winner of Friday night's Texas vs. Ohio State Cotton Bowl.
The Irish are one win away from their first national championship since the 1988 season, something their all-time winningest coach in program history didn't think they could compete for anymore. Instead of running from those challenges, Marcus Freeman embraced them. As a result, Notre Dame is in this position.
“I want to be in an environment where I have the resources to win a national championship,” Brian Kelly said in April 2022 after leaving Notre Dame for LSU.
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