The former Notre Dame coach has a personal tie to this year's CFP Title game.
Former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly left the program on bad terms in 2021 when he went to LSU, but he doesn't seem to hold ill feelings towards the team where he coached for 12 years.
In fact, Kelly is publicly rooting for the Fighting Irish in the National Championship game vs. Ohio State set for Monday, Jan. 20.on Tuesday. "A lot of the guys there that are on both sides of the ball, I recruited. Obviously I want to see those guys win it all, and I think they're in a great position. Totally excited for those guys."in its history, with the last one coming in 1988.
Kelly has yet to reach that same level of success at LSU since taking over the Tigers program in 2022. LSU went 9–4 this season and captured the Texas Bowl with a win over Baylor. We'll see if coach Marcus Freeman can end the drought for the Fighting Irish and capture a national title on Monday.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University.
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