{"id":1325,"date":"2016-11-29T03:01:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2016-11-29T03:17:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:17:55","slug":"irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&#8221; &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230; NOTRE DAME: Though Brian Kelly said unequivocally that he would be back &#8230; and has publicly had the support of athletics director Jack Swarbrick, school officials were furious about reports over the weekend that his representatives are exploring coaching options for Kelly outside of Notre Dame. &#8230; The tension between Notre Dame, Kelly and his agent Trace Armstrong dates to last season when, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, there was at least a conversation on behalf of Kelly with Southern Cal, who ultimately gave the job to Clay Helton. After that, Notre Dame awarded Kelly a six-year extension, and you can\u2019t blame the school for being upset that its loyalty is being repaid less than a year later by rumors that he\u2019s looking to leave. &#8230;.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaaf\/2016\/11\/28\/coaching-carousel-relatively-calm-hirings-firings\/94573922\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for USA Today: &#8220;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230; NOTRE DAME: Though Brian Kelly said unequivocally that he would be back &#8230; and has publicly had the support of athletics director Jack Swarbrick, school officials were furious about reports over the weekend that his representatives are exploring coaching options for Kelly outside of Notre Dame. &#8230; The tension between Notre Dame, Kelly and his agent Trace Armstrong dates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9,80,52,34],"tags":[11,83,35,18,54,39],"class_list":["post-1325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brian-kelly","category-newswatch","category-notre-dame-football-coaches","category-notre-dame-football-news","tag-brian-kelly","tag-newswatch","tag-notre-dame","tag-notre-dame-football","tag-notre-dame-football-coaches","tag-notre-dame-football-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IRISH NEWSWATCH: &quot;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&quot; - USA Today - Irish Update<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &quot;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&quot; - USA Today - Irish Update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;&#8230; NOTRE DAME: Though Brian Kelly said unequivocally that he would be back &#8230; and has publicly had the support of athletics director Jack Swarbrick, school officials were furious about reports over the weekend that his representatives are exploring coaching options for Kelly outside of Notre Dame. &#8230; The tension between Notre Dame, Kelly and his agent Trace Armstrong dates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Irish Update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-29T08:01:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-29T08:17:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"134\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/942306a11c8c3b5ad4e07b20cf7206c0\"},\"headline\":\"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&#8221; &#8211; USA Today\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-29T08:01:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-29T08:17:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":162,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/map-us-200.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Brian Kelly\",\"NewsWatch\",\"Notre Dame\",\"Notre Dame Football\",\"Notre Dame Football Coaches\",\"Notre Dame Football News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Brian Kelly\",\"NewsWatch\",\"Notre Dame Football Coaches\",\"Notre Dame Football News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/\",\"name\":\"IRISH NEWSWATCH: \\\"Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings\\\" - USA Today - Irish Update\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/map-us-200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-29T08:01:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-29T08:17:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/942306a11c8c3b5ad4e07b20cf7206c0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/map-us-200.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/map-us-200.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":134,\"caption\":\"Map of United States\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&#8221; &#8211; USA Today\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Irish Update\",\"description\":\"by Leprechaun Express &amp; Steve Welsh\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/942306a11c8c3b5ad4e07b20cf7206c0\",\"name\":\"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a761e22844c33a585b718a5d1e4266e950bd4e1d38fd22953141da5dc4726b89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a761e22844c33a585b718a5d1e4266e950bd4e1d38fd22953141da5dc4726b89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a761e22844c33a585b718a5d1e4266e950bd4e1d38fd22953141da5dc4726b89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stevencwelsh.info\\\/leprechaun-express\\\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\\\/author\\\/rockne2015\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: \"Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings\" - USA Today - Irish Update","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: \"Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings\" - USA Today - Irish Update","og_description":"&#8220;&#8230; NOTRE DAME: Though Brian Kelly said unequivocally that he would be back &#8230; and has publicly had the support of athletics director Jack Swarbrick, school officials were furious about reports over the weekend that his representatives are exploring coaching options for Kelly outside of Notre Dame. &#8230; The tension between Notre Dame, Kelly and his agent Trace Armstrong dates","og_url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/","og_site_name":"Irish Update","article_published_time":"2016-11-29T08:01:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-11-29T08:17:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":200,"height":134,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/"},"author":{"name":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/#\/schema\/person\/942306a11c8c3b5ad4e07b20cf7206c0"},"headline":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&#8221; &#8211; USA Today","datePublished":"2016-11-29T08:01:47+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-29T08:17:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/"},"wordCount":162,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg","keywords":["Brian Kelly","NewsWatch","Notre Dame","Notre Dame Football","Notre Dame Football Coaches","Notre Dame Football News"],"articleSection":["Brian Kelly","NewsWatch","Notre Dame Football Coaches","Notre Dame Football News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/","url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/","name":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: \"Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings\" - USA Today - Irish Update","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg","datePublished":"2016-11-29T08:01:47+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-29T08:17:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/#\/schema\/person\/942306a11c8c3b5ad4e07b20cf7206c0"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg","width":200,"height":134,"caption":"Map of United States"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-where-we-stand-on-college-football-coaching-hires-and-firings-usa-today\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Where we stand on college football coaching hires and firings&#8221; &#8211; USA Today"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/","name":"Irish Update","description":"by Leprechaun Express &amp; Steve Welsh","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/#\/schema\/person\/942306a11c8c3b5ad4e07b20cf7206c0","name":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a761e22844c33a585b718a5d1e4266e950bd4e1d38fd22953141da5dc4726b89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a761e22844c33a585b718a5d1e4266e950bd4e1d38fd22953141da5dc4726b89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a761e22844c33a585b718a5d1e4266e950bd4e1d38fd22953141da5dc4726b89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh"},"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/author\/rockne2015\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/map-us-200.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":623,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-requirements-for-notredames-next-defensive-coordinator-uhnd\/","url_meta":{"origin":1325,"position":0},"title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Requirements for Notre Dame\u2019s Next Defensive Coordinator&#8221; &#8211; UHND","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"October 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Brian Kelly will be forced to make the most important hire of his Notre Dame tenure in the near future as he looks to find a permanent replacement to former defensive coordinator Brian Vangorder.\u00a0 ... here\u2019s a run down of the requirements .... Defensive Coordinator Experience .... Big Program Experience\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brian Kelly&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brian Kelly","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/brian-kelly\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Notre Dame Stadium Facade","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1304,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-briankelly-doubles-down-on-desire-to-remain-as-notredame-coach-chicago-tribune\/","url_meta":{"origin":1325,"position":1},"title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Brian Kelly doubles down on desire to remain as Notre Dame coach&#8221; &#8211; Chicago Tribune","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"November 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"In three words, Brian Kelly expressed his desire to return as Notre Dame's football coach .... 'I'll be back,' he said with ... Jack Swarbrick, nodding and smiling in the audience at the ... Coliseum after a 45-27 loss against USC. But when all was said and done with the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brian Kelly&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brian Kelly","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/brian-kelly\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"\"We're # 1\" Moses Sculpture at Notre Dame","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/moses-we-are-number-one-notre-dame-400-e1473310472545.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1002,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-double-vision-for-notre-dames-defense-south-bend-tribune-notredame-football\/","url_meta":{"origin":1325,"position":2},"title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Double vision for Notre Dame&#8217;s defense?&#8221; &#8211; South Bend Tribune","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"November 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: \"The vision Brian Kelly is selling to recruits of how Notre Dame\u2019s defense will evolve ... 'Quite frankly, we're going to be in both (3-4 and 4-3 fronts), because I'm not going anywhere,' he said. 'So it's going to be a three-down, four-down defense, and they're going to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brian Kelly&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brian Kelly","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/brian-kelly\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"File Photo of Word of Life Stone Mural Mosaic, Featuring Christ with Arms Upraised, On the Hesburgh Memorial Library at Notre Dame","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/libraray-450-loc-e1442723877685.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1313,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/newswatch-notre-dames-quest-for-accountability-must-start-with-the-coach-in-the-mirror-chicago-tribune\/","url_meta":{"origin":1325,"position":3},"title":"NEWSWATCH: &#8220;Notre Dame&#8217;s quest for accountability must start with the coach in the mirror&#8221; &#8211; Chicago Tribune","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"November 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brian Kelly&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brian Kelly","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/brian-kelly\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Notre Dame Stadium Facade","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/stadium-facade-800.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":814,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-chicago-tribune-its-time-for-briankelly-and-notredame-to-go-their-separate-ways\/","url_meta":{"origin":1325,"position":4},"title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH Chicago Tribune: &#8220;It&#8217;s Time for Brian Kelly and Notre Dame to go their separate ways&#8221;","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"October 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"... every Notre Dame coach has a shelf life. The best and brightest ... depart before being pushed. Where does that leave Brian Kelly, coach of the nation's most underperforming team? It's doubtful the school would fire him a year after a 10-win season and nine months after he signed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brian Kelly&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brian Kelly","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/brian-kelly\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brian-kelly-200-creative-commons.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":800,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/irish-newswatch-notredame-players-push-back-on-blame-game-perception-surrounding-brian-kelly-nbc-chicago\/","url_meta":{"origin":1325,"position":5},"title":"IRISH NEWSWATCH: &#8220;NOTRE DAME PLAYERS PUSH BACK ON BLAME-GAME PERCEPTION SURROUNDING BRIAN KELLY&#8221; &#8211; NBC Chicago","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"October 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Notre Dame players on Wednesday disagreed with the notion their head coach was blaming players or throwing them under the bus in a way that was unfair or negatively impacted the locker room. 'Blame is definitely not the word,' quarterback DeShone Kizer said. 'In this game there are 11 guys\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brian Kelly&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brian Kelly","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/brian-kelly\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brian-kelly-200-creative-commons.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1325"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1327,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325\/revisions\/1327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}