The program he left, Notre Dame, is preparing for the College Football Playoff national championship against Ohio State on Jan. 20 in Atlanta, under the guidance of Marcus Freeman. The program Kelly joined after leaving Notre Dame in November 2021, LSU, missed this year's College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season under his watch.

Current LSU head coach Brian Kelly had a lengthy stint at the helm of the Notre Dame program. Before this season, Notre Dame’s last title appearance was under Kelly in 2012. Kelly and Notre Dame fell short to a loaded Alabama team. CBS Sports spoke to Kelly at the coach’s convention, and Kelly offered his thoughts on this year’s title game.

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.

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