Yahoo! Sports’ Forde: Notre Dame’s Coach Kelly has Learned What’s Needed to Succeed

Yahoo! Sports’ Forde: Notre Dame’s Coach Kelly has Learned What’s Needed to Succeed

By Indiana Sports Radio

By Pat Forde, Yahoo! NCAA Sportswriter (SOUTH BEND, Ind.) – Brian Kelly is entering his sixth season as the football coach at Notre Dame, which shows some staying power. Seriously.

This is a dog-years job, tending to grind up coaches in five years or fewer. Only four others in the program’s 128-year history have lasted longer than five seasons, and all of them were national title-winning giants: Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz. Kelly has no title and his .692 winning percentage doesn’t compare to Rockne’s (.881), Leahy’s (.855), Parseghian’s (.836) or Holtz’s (.765).

But let’s face it, it’s …read more

Via: http://www.indianasportsradio.com/2015/08/19/yahoo-sports-forde-notre-dames-coach-kelly-has-learned-whats-needed-to-succeed/

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