Brian Kelly is hated by the Fighting Irish fans. Despite all of that, he is still hoping his former team will win the first ever 12 team College Football Playoff.

The Orange Bowl was a huge win for that program. The fact that they made it all this way — against Penn State, no less — speaks to the job Freeman has done. To go from losing to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season to playing for a national championship is unheard of.

I want to be in an environment where I have the resources to win a national championship."That was Brian Kelly, the coach of Notre Dame football from 2010 to '21, discussing his decision to leave the Fighting Irish for the opening at LSU in 2022,

While Brian Kelly's LSU football team has failed to reach the College Football Playoff in his three years in Baton Rouge, his old school — Notre Dame — will play

Surprise, surprise, former Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly took some time this week to give himself a quick pat on the back. In an interview with CBS Sports National College Football Reporter Brandon Marcello,

Notre Dame has clinched its first College Football Playoff National Championship berth since 1988, defeating Penn State in a thrilling 27-24 showdown. The Fighting Irish, now led by head coach Marcus Freeman,