Brian Kelly

Quarterback Gunner Kiel is transferring out of Notre Dame

2013-03-20 07:39:00

Redshirt freshman quarterback Gunner Kiel has decided to transfer, Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday. Kelly said he was a surprised about the move because the coaching staff had told Kiel he’d have an ample opportunity to compete for the...

Report: Notre Dame quarterback Gunner Kiel to transfer

2013-03-08 07:13:00

Notre Dame quarterback Gunner Kiel will transfer from the school, according to multiple Internet reports. Kiel redshirted last season while redshirt freshman Everett Golson led the team to the BCS title game. Kiel probably would have been third on the...

Nick Saban, Brian Kelly hint they are not heading to the NFL

2013-01-05 17:10:00

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Nick Saban and Brian Kelly dropped strong hints Saturday they would be coaching at Alabama and Notre Dame beyond Monday night's Bowl Championship Series title game. It's understandable the men leading the top two college...

Coach Brian Kelly to stay at Notre Dame

2013-01-12 14:55:00

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Brian Kelly will remain Notre Dame's football coach, the school announced Saturday. "This week, I had an incredible opportunity to speak with one of the premier organizations in sports about becoming their head coach," Kelly said...

Adrian Peterson, J.J. Watt are unanimous AP All-Pro selections

2013-01-12 19:24:00

It's unanimous, on both sides of the ball. Minnesota Vikings 2,000-yard man Adrian Peterson and Houston Texans pass-swatting end J.J. Watt were unanimous choices for the Associated Press All-Pro team announced Saturday. Peterson, who came within...

Manti Te'o's story of girlfriend Lennay Kekua a hoax

2013-01-16 17:10:00

The Cinderella story of Notre Dame's college football season ended in defeat in the BCS national championship game. The story that fueled Manti Te’o's emotional play, the loss of his girlfriend Lennay Kekua, however, ends in a lie, according to a...

Cierre Wood has the swagger — and the stats to back it up

2013-01-05 18:45:00

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — He is the Irish whose eyes are smiling, his brows permanently raised in anticipation of saying something that would turn a golden dome bronze. Perhaps this is why Cierre Wood is also the Notre Dame player whose interview...

Loved the Rose Bowl? Notre Dame-Alabama might have similar scent

2013-01-06 15:45:00

If you loved the Rose Bowl, you might also enjoy Monday night's Bowl Championship Series title game between Notre Dame and Alabama. Think of this as a pumped-up version of Stanford versus Wisconsin, a defensive, clock-control matchup that ended in a 20-...

Luck has been, and could be, a factor for Notre Dame and Alabama

2013-01-06 17:14:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It is easy to embrace the thought Alabama will defeat Notre Dame in Monday night's Bowl Championship Series title game at Sun Life Stadium. Alabama (12-1) is on dynasty's cusp, seeking its third title in four years under...

Prediction: Notre Dame wins BCS title, and it'll echo through ages

2013-01-06 17:50:00

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The images will be vivid, history will be haunting, ghosts will be everywhere. This is Knute Rockne versus Bear Bryant, Touchdown Jesus versus Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Four Horsemen versus Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Montana versus Joe...

UCLA's Jim Mora is a finalist for coach of the year honor

2012-12-04 14:05:00

UCLA Coach Jim Mora is one of 10 finalists for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. The award recognizes college football coaches who demonstrate sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and excellence on and off the field, according to Liberty...

Manti Te'o takes a victory lap as Notre Dame's fifth horseman

2012-12-10 20:10:00

If you were paying attention this college football season, you saw that Notre Dame acquired a fifth horseman. It wasn't the 1924 Army game. Nor was Grantland Rice around to write it; or Harry Stuhldreher, Jim Crowley, Don Miller or Elmer Layden alive to...

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly had the Fighting Irish back in the national championship picture last season. Will the trend continue or was it just a fluke?

2013-05-02 12:18:00

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Notre Dame is scheduled to play Arizona State in the $1.2 billion showplace of the Dallas Cowboys in the latest of the so-called "Shamrock Series" � home games away from storied Notre Dame Stadium.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER.Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly speaks with the officials during the Blue-Gold spring football game on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Notre Dame Stadium.

2013-04-20 00:00:00