Cincinnati’s Brian Kelly has told his players that he would meet with Notre Dame but said in a Twitter post today that the meeting has yet to take place. Kelly appears to be the hottest prospect for the Golden Dome, but could he possibly be the only one? A source close to the coach says that although he is in contact with officials with the school, but has yet to have a meeting with AD Jack Swarbrick. Both are staying at the same hotel in New York for the College Football Foundation and Hall of Fame banquet, but it appears now that the two will not meet while there.
Still, other sources are saying that an announcement could come as early as Friday, chief among those being Lou Holtz. Said Holtz yesterday on a Chicago radio talk show:
“[Kelly] really wants the job. I think that’s his lifetime job. He would love to be there.He has an Irish name, plus he has all the ingredients the athletic director is looking for. Here’s a guy who’s been prepared every place he’s been. He’s done a tremendous job at Cincinnati.”
The Irish have hired a search firm out of Atlanta to gauge the interest of possible candidates. Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz, mentioned as a possible candidate, denied being contacted by the firm, in spite of reports saying that he had a meeting with them. Likewise said Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, who is also at the same banquet in New York with Swarbrick and Kelly. Harbaugh said yesterday that no meeting is to take place between himself and Notre Dame..
What about the oft-rumored run to be made at Urban Meyer? One would assume that had Florida won the SEC CG, any discussion with him would have been postponed until after the BCS title game. But with Florida out of the hunt and no talk of a Notre Dame plane landing in Gainesville, it looks like the Irish are going in another direction.
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