Brian Kelly is hated by the Fighting Irish fans. Despite all of that, he is still hoping his former team will win the first ever 12 team College Football Playoff.

To go from losing to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season to playing ... I just cannot stop laughing at how hilarious this is for Brian Kelly. As my guy Cory Woodroof writes, he has to be considered the biggest loser of this game.

LSU head coach Brian Kelly's former school is playing for a national championship on Monday. Notre Dame faces Ohio State for the title inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Followin

On the surface, it shouldn't surprise people that a school with 13 national championships and the fourth-most wins in college football history finds itself in Monday's title game.But when you pull back the curtain and reveal that school to be Notre Dame,

That was Brian Kelly, the coach of Notre Dame football from 2010 to ... losing games like this season's upset to Northern Illinois. The Fighting Irish have been absolutely dialed in during the postseason however, roundly defeated Indiana 27–17 and ...

According to Frank Vitovich, who writes and owns the site UHND, Freeman has more wins over top 5 teams in 2025 than Kelly and Penn State coach James Franklin combined in 23 years of coaching between Penn State and Notre Dame.

Brian Kelly became Notre Dame's all-time leader in wins and helped change the program before leaving for LSU in a shocking 2021 decision that angered Fighting Irish fans. More than three years later and despite the criticism from the Blue and Gold fan base,

Freeman — a surprise hire in December 2021 since he had never been a head coach when Notre Dame promoted the then-defensive coordinator after Kelly bolted for LSU — hasn’t had the same problems.

Doesn't matter where -- around Notre Dame Stadium, past the Grotto or Touchdown Jesus.  The point is, the former Irish athletic director who hired Marcus Freeman should be ripping off his shirt, pounding his chest and whooping at the top of his lungs.

EVERYTHING'S COMING UP IRISH for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. Still, that shamrock quake leaves no one backing off from lighting Touchdown Riley

The only loss was to Northern Illinois in the second week of the ... Freeman succeeded Brian Kelly, the all-time winningest coach in Notre Dame history. Kelly’s departure left some Irish fans ...

That was Brian Kelly, the coach of Notre Dame football ... losing games like this season's upset to Northern Illinois. The Fighting Irish have been absolutely dialed in during the postseason ...