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The program he left, Notre Dame, is preparing for the College Football Playoff national championship against Ohio State on Jan. 20 in Atlanta, under the guidance of Marcus Freeman. The program Kelly joined after leaving Notre Dame in November 2021, LSU, missed this year's College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season under his watch.

Brian Kelly recruited a good portion of this year's Notre Dame squad, but the LSU football coach swears he isn't jealous.

Brian Kelly didn’t feel any disappointment with the way 2024 went down for the LSU Tigers, and he made sure to point that out after a 13-point win over the Baylor Bears in the Texas Bowl. While Kelly’s program fell short of their championship aspirations this past season,

"I'm happy for all those guys, I pull for them," Kelly told CBS Sports as he exited an American Football Coaches Association meeting Tuesday in Charlotte. "A lot of the guys there that are on both sides of the ball, I recruited. Obviously I want to see those guys win it all, and I think they're in a great position. Totally excited for those guys."

The Orange Bowl was a huge win for that program. The fact that they made it all this way — against Penn State, no less — speaks to the job Freeman has done. To go from losing to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season to playing for a national championship is unheard of.

Former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly defends his decision to leave for LSU, but Marcus Freeman’s recent success tells a different story.

Brian Kelly bailed on Notre Dame to chase a title at LSU, but now that Marcus Freeman has the Irish in the College Football Playoff national championship game, the former head coach wants to hop back on the bandwagon.

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.

LSU head coach Brian Kelly did himself no favors when he recently backtracked previous comments about his former team, Notre Dame.

Brady Quinn is a college football analyst for Fox, but when he is off the clock, he is still loyal to the navy, blue and gold. The former Notre Dame football star does not take kindly to the disrespect the program receives,