Brian Kelly’s candid shot ahead of the Notre Dame-Ohio CFP title game

LSU head coach Brian Kelly was the head coach of the Notre Dame football team before joining the Tigers, and now he will watch The Fighting Irish are playing in the national title game from home. Kelly was the head coach at Notre Dame for 12 seasons and had a lot of success there. In fact, he is the all-time leader. However, he left the program to go somewhere that would help him win a state championship.

When Brian Kelly left Notre Dame, it was because he wanted “to be in an environment where I have the resources to win a national championship.” Kelly couldn’t come close to that success at LSU.

Now Marcus Freeman is the head coach of the Notre Dame football team, and he has the Fighting Irish in the national title game. Kelly is a Notre Dame fan and he is excited about the program.

“I’m happy for all those guys, I’m rooting for them,” Kelly said, according to an article from the CBS Sports. “A lot of guys out 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.”

Kelly has had some solid teams with LSU, but has yet to make the College Football Playoff. His tenure with the Tigers got off to a good start as the team reached the SEC title game in his first year despite having a 9-3 regular season record. LSU got bulldozed by Georgia in that game and they ended up going to the Citrus Bowl.

In year two, the Tigers once again finished 9-3, and this time it wasn’t enough to get them to the SEC title game. The Tigers went to ReliaQuest.

This season hasn’t been any better for LSU. In fact, it got worse. The Tigers went 8-4 in the regular season and ended the year in the Texas Bowl. One positive for Kelly at LSU is that he is 3-0 in bowl games. Unfortunately, these are not the bowl games LSU fans were expecting to win.

Brian Kelly left Notre Dame because he felt like he had a better chance of winning a national championship with LSU. Since then, the Fighting Irish have only gotten better and are just one win away from winning college football’s ultimate prize.

The Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish will begin at 7:30 PM ET on Monday night from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and the game will be televised on ESPN. Ohio State is currently favored by eight points.