Notre Dame is hoping to end a 36-year national championship drought when it meets Ohio State in the College Football Playoff title game on Monday, and

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.

Per Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports, Kelly said that he's rooting for Notre Dame to win the CFP national championship, taking credit for recruiting some of the players on the team before he left for Baton Rouge.

The Fighting Irish’s 27-24 Orange Bowl win over Penn State at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida proved former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly very wrong about why he left the program.

When Brian Kelly decided to leave Notre Dame and take the job at LSU, it was a surprise to many. Kelly has now completed three seasons at LSU and he won 10 games in the first two before winning nine games in 2024.

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.

Notre Dame’s return to the National Championship raises questions about Brian Kelly’s departure and LSU’s struggles under his leadership.