Brian Kelly has interviewed for Maryland’s head football coaching job, USA TODAY Sports reported Nov. 14, citing multiple people with direct knowledge of the situation. The former Notre Dame and LSU coach is pursuing the vacancy left by Mike Locksley’s departure. Source
Kelly spoke extensively with Maryland officials during the first half of November and met with them off-site, according to John Brice’s report. Source
USA TODAY reports that Kelly has spoken with potential assistant coaches, front-office personnel, general managers and executive athletics administrators while positioning himself to assemble a staff quickly. Name recognition still can’t coach the offensive line. Source
Kelly also outlined his roster vision to Maryland executives and stakeholders during the interview process, detailing what he believes the Terps would need to become a middle- to upper-tier Big Ten contender, Brice reports. Source
The 65-year-old has spent the past year visiting college football programs and working as a studio analyst and game broadcaster for CBS Sports, according to USA TODAY. Source
“I would love to be able to be a head football coach again, and now it’s just a matter of if there is a right fit out there for me,” Kelly said on SiriusXM in early November, as quoted by the New York Post. Source
Neither report mentions an offer, a hiring agreement or a decision timetable. Source Source
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