Brian Kelly

[Knight Shift]

Agreed. While he might be a better recruiter than Schiano, I think they would have roughly the same results here. Syracuse was 5-7, 7-6, 6-7 the three years before Brown. Started well at 10-2 with wins over #24 UNLV and #13 Miami (final regular season rankings) followed by 3-9 last year and 1-2 so far this year. A loss at UConn their next game on 10/3 and they may be racing RU to the bottom.

Yeah, I was joking. I mean, who recruits a kicker named Tripp Woody (not a joke). A little wide to the left?



Fran is getting stressed out.

 

[Knight Shift]

But Fran does to seem to have some familiar traits. . . . . .

 

[kupuna133]

Who didn’t see this coming? Undisciplined? Really I’m surprised.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Staying on the retread front: Rutgers has been the biggest dud of the 2026 season. The Scarlet Knights are 0-2 with losses to UMass and Boston College, programs that went a combined 2-22 last year. Next up is a visit from USC. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano did some terrific things with this program, but right now, his future there looks dire. Following USC, the Scarlet Knights get FCS Howard but then follow that with Indiana.

Another 60-something coaching retread who could find a Power 4 landing spot is former LSU and Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. The 64-year-old Boston native is very, very motivated to get back on the sidelines, we’re told.

Rutgers president Bill Tate and athletic director Keli Zinn came to New Jersey after working at LSU, where Kelly had been the Tigers coach. Kelly, who won more games at Notre Dame than any other coach, did fizzle out in Baton Rouge, but the Rutgers job would be a much different dynamic, and Kelly is very comfortable in the Northeast.