NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame’s quest for accountability must start with the coach in the mirror” – Chicago Tribune

“During one of several embarrassments in a 4-8 season full of them, #NotreDame coach #BrianKelly defended his style by referring to himself in the third person. ‘I’m being Brian Kelly, so if people have a problem with that, then they’re not going to be friends or fans of Notre Dame football,’ Kelly said in mid-October. ‘I’m just going to be who I am.’ Therein lies Notre Dame’s biggest problem … Kelly being Kelly. … Kelly’s hubris stands in the way of Notre Dame restoring its football program to exemplary status from one damaged by academic scandal, an underachieving roster and a coach incapable of looking in the mirror. Everybody knows Notre Dame needs to hire a dynamic defensive coordinator and retool the offense, likely with a new quarterback. But self-improvement poses Kelly’s greatest challenge. …”

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