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Brian Kelly

HC: Central Michigan ('04–'06) · Cincinnati ('06–'09) · Notre Dame ('10–'21) · LSU ('22–'25)
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Brian Kelly
HC · 2004–2025
BD
Bob Diaco
OC · Notre Dame · '10–'13
→ last UConn '16
BJ
Butch Jones
RB coach · Central Michigan · '04
→ Arkansas State
RH
Rob Harley
DC · Arkansas State · '21–'24
→ last Northern Illinois
CM
Charley Molnar
OC · Notre Dame · '10–'11
→ last Massachusetts '13
CM
Chuck Martin
OC · Notre Dame · '10–'13
→ Miami
JH
John Hauser
DC · Miami (OH) · '21
→ Ohio
CL
Clark Lea
OC · Notre Dame · '17–'19
→ Vanderbilt
LT
Lance Taylor
RB coach · Notre Dame · '19
→ Western Michigan
ME
Mike Elko
OC · Notre Dame · '17–'18
→ Texas A&M
CK
Collin Klein
OC/QB · Texas A&M · '24
→ Kansas State
MS
M. Sanford Jr.
OC · Notre Dame · '15–'17
→ last Western Kentucky '18
Each box: role · school · overlap years. Bottom line = current job (cyan if active).
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