Brian Kelly isn’t sounding like a coach ready to fade into the background.
After LSU fired him and handed him the second-largest buyout in college football history, plenty of people wondered whether the 65-year-old had coached his last game on a college sideline. Kelly, though, keeps making the same point: he still wants back in.
On a recent appearance on SiriusXM, Kelly laid out both his interest and the standard he’s using to judge whatever comes next.
“What’s the right fit?” Kelly said.
“You know, I have 35 years of head coaching experience. I’ve had success in building programs.
This is not a mini-commercial for Brian Kelly. This is just giving the understanding of what it’s been like.
I want to listen to opportunities if they’re available, and if the fit is right … I would love to be able to be a head football coach again. Now it’s just a matter of if there is a right fit out there for me.”
That’s the key for Kelly now: not just another job, but the right one.
And there’s no mystery about why he’d still draw interest. Over four decades as a head coach, Kelly built a résumé that stacks up with almost anyone in the sport. He’s won at nearly every stop, putting together a 297-109-2 record while collecting two Division II national championships, nine conference titles and two College Football Playoff appearances.
Even with the LSU ending hanging over the conversation, Kelly’s career arc still points to a coach who has done just about everything except win a national championship. If the right opportunity comes along, he’s made it clear he wants another shot to add to a Hall of Fame-worthy run.
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