Brian Kelly
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- Seasons coached
- 43
- First season
- 1983
- Teams
- 6
Career
8 stints
- 1983–1986AssumptiondcLinebackers
- 1987–1988Grand Valley StateDefensive BacksGraduate Assistant
- 1989–1990Grand Valley StatedcRecruiting Coordinator
- 1991–2003Grand Valley StateHead Coach
- 2004–2006Central MichiganHead Coach
- 2006–2009CincinnatiHead CoachInterim
- 2010–2021Notre DameHead Coach
- 2022–2025LSUHead Coach
Coaching tree
1 mentor, 100 protégés, 26 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
125
- 2025Alex AtkinsMentored · LSU
- 2025Kyle WilliamsMentored · LSU
- 2025Lance GuidryMentored · LSU
- 2025Tim RattayMentored · LSU
- 2024–2025Blake BakerMentored · LSU
- 2024Bo DavisMentored · LSU
- 2024–2025Corey RaymondMentored · LSU
- 2024–2025Jake OlsenMentored · LSU
- 2024–2025Jermauria RascoMentored · LSU
- 2024–2025Kevin PeoplesMentored · LSU
- 2024Myron Tagovailoa-AmosaMentored · LSU
- 2024Slade NagleMentored · LSU
- 2024Todd FitchMentored · LSU
- 2023–2024Bob DiacoMentored · LSU
- 2023Jimmy LindseyMentored · LSU
110 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
16
- 2026Kevin SherrerSucceeded by · LSU
- 2026Lane KiffinSucceeded by · LSU
- 2025Frank WilsonSucceeded by · LSU
- 2022Brad DavisSucceeded · LSU
- 2022Ed OrgeronSucceeded · LSU
- 2021Marcus FreemanSucceeded by · Notre Dame
- 2010Butch JonesSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2010Charlie WeisSucceeded · Notre Dame
- 2010Steve StriplingSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2007Butch JonesSucceeded by · Central Michigan
- 2006Jeff QuinnSucceeded by · Central Michigan
- 2006Mark DantonioSucceeded · Cincinnati
- 2004Chuck MartinSucceeded by · Grand Valley State
- 2004Mike DeBordSucceeded · Central Michigan
- 1991Brian VanGorderSucceeded by · Grand Valley State
1 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
43 seasons
- Grand Valley StateHead coach · 1991–200313
- Notre DameHead coach · 2010–202112
- LSUHead coach · 2022–20254
- CincinnatiHead coach · 2006–20094
- AssumptionCoordinator · 1983–19864
- Central MichiganHead coach · 2004–20063
- Grand Valley StateCoordinator · 1989–19902
- Grand Valley StatePosition coach · 1987–19882
Pipeline
15 of 36 coordinators
- 5 seasonsBrian Polianunder at Notre Dame 2017 · head coach at John Carroll2026
- 4 seasonsBrian Polianunder at LSU 2022 · head coach at John Carroll2026
- 0 seasonsFrank Wilsonunder at LSU 2022 · head coach at LSU2025
- 1 seasonJamar Cainunder at LSU 2022 · head coach at Denver Broncos2023
- 6 seasonsBrian VanGorderunder at Notre Dame 2014 · head coach at American Heritage School (FL)2022
- 13 seasonsKerry Coombsunder at Cincinnati 2007 · head coach at Cincinnati2022
- 5 seasonsMike Elkounder at Notre Dame 2017 · head coach at Duke2022
- 1 seasonClark Leaunder at Notre Dame 2017 · head coach at Vanderbilt2021
- 0 seasonsMarcus Freemanunder at Notre Dame 2021 · head coach at Notre Dame2021
- 1 seasonMike Sanford Jr.under at Notre Dame 2015 · head coach at Western Kentucky2017
- 9 seasonsPat Narduzziunder at Cincinnati 2006 · head coach at Pittsburgh2015
- 1 seasonBob Diacounder at Notre Dame 2010 · head coach at UConn2014
- 9 seasonsBob Diacounder at Central Michigan 2005 · head coach at UConn2014
- 5 seasonsBob Diacounder at Cincinnati 2009 · head coach at UConn2014
- 1 seasonChuck Martinunder at Notre Dame 2010 · head coach at Miami (OH)2014
- 3 seasonsCharley Molnarunder at Cincinnati 2007 · head coach at Massachusetts2012
- 6 seasonsCharley Molnarunder at Central Michigan 2006 · head coach at Massachusetts2012
- 1 seasonCharley Molnarunder at Notre Dame 2010 · head coach at Massachusetts2012
- 5 seasonsDon Treadwellunder at Cincinnati 2006 · head coach at Miami (OH)2011
- 1 seasonJeff Quinnunder at Cincinnati 2006 · head coach at Buffalo2010
- 3 seasonsJeff Quinnunder at Grand Valley State 1991 · head coach at Central Michigan2006
- 0 seasonsJeff Quinnunder at Central Michigan 2004 · head coach at Central Michigan2006
- 1 seasonChuck Martinunder at Grand Valley State 2000 · head coach at Grand Valley State2004
- 1 seasonBrian VanGorderunder at Grand Valley State 1991 · head coach at Wayne State (MI)1992
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Brian Kelly. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.