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Brian Kelly’s name will be thrown around for NFL jobs this next offseason. It always is, and he had an interesting comment Tuesday while on The Herd: You can’t coach at Notre Dame for very long.
Kelly was asked by Colin Cowherd about the non-football duties coaches have with boosters, and its role in college coaches’ decisions to go to the NFL.
“It definitely takes some of the energy from you. There’s never an offseason. My offseason is probably is as busy, if not busier (than pro coaches),” Kelly said. “I enjoy doing it, though. There’s a difference. If I didn’t enjoy doing it, you could never do this job. I don’t mind going out and playing golf.
“I don’t mind doing those things, but there’s no question, you can’t do this job for 15 years. It’s difficult, because so much of your energy is used 365 days of the year.”
Only six current FBS head coaches have been at their school for at least 15 years. Kelly, who is in his sixth, also pointed out some of the legendary Notre Dame coaches in the modern era.
“Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz went 11 years here at Notre Dame,” he said.
In the summer, Kirby Smart said every college coach is thinking about the NFL, because of the pains of recruiting.
The NFL topic came up because Kelly was asked about Steve Patterson’s dismissal at Texas and the role of boosters and people outside the program. At places like Notre Dame and Texas, it’s prevalent.
“You serve a lot of masters. There’s no question about that,” he said. “You’ve got to win football games first and foremost, but there are other pieces you have to do a good job at. You have to be out there with your alumni, you have to do a good job in development, you have to be somebody that is accessible in other areas outside the football area. It’s more than just football.
“You’ve got to win, first and foremost, but there are other things you have to do, and that’s just the football coach. I would imagine, if you’re the athletic director, there are other things than winning football games, too.”
As Kelly said, he enjoys those things. But for how much longer?
Brian Kelly’s name will be thrown around for NFL jobs this next offseason. It always is, and he had an interesting comment Tuesday while on The Herd: You can’t coach at Notre Dame for very long.
Kelly was asked by Colin Cowherd about the non-football duties coaches have with boosters, and its role in college coaches’ decisions to go to the NFL.
“It definitely takes some of the energy from you. There’s never an offseason. My offseason is probably is as busy, if not busier (than pro coaches),” Kelly said. “I enjoy doing it, though. There’s a difference. If I didn’t enjoy doing it, you could never do this job. I don’t mind going out and playing golf.
“I don’t mind doing those things, but there’s no question, you can’t do this job for 15 years. It’s difficult, because so much of your energy is used 365 days of the year.”
Only six current FBS head coaches have been at their school for at least 15 years. Kelly, who is in his sixth, also pointed out some of the legendary Notre Dame coaches in the modern era.
“Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz went 11 years here at Notre Dame,” he said.
In the summer, Kirby Smart said every college coach is thinking about the NFL, because of the pains of recruiting.
The NFL topic came up because Kelly was asked about Steve Patterson’s dismissal at Texas and the role of boosters and people outside the program. At places like Notre Dame and Texas, it’s prevalent.
“You serve a lot of masters. There’s no question about that,” he said. “You’ve got to win football games first and foremost, but there are other pieces you have to do a good job at. You have to be out there with your alumni, you have to do a good job in development, you have to be somebody that is accessible in other areas outside the football area. It’s more than just football.
“You’ve got to win, first and foremost, but there are other things you have to do, and that’s just the football coach. I would imagine, if you’re the athletic director, there are other things than winning football games, too.”
As Kelly said, he enjoys those things. But for how much longer?
