FILE - This Oct. 20, 2012 file photo shows Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly checking the replay screen during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Brigham Young in South Bend, Ind. For leading the Fighting Irish to the BCS championship game for the first time, Kelly was voted Associated Press college football coach of the year, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pose with The Coaches' Trophy during a news conference for the BCS National Championship college football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
FILE - This Oct. 20, 2012 file photo shows Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly checking the replay screen during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Brigham Young in South Bend, Ind. For leading the Fighting Irish to the BCS championship game for the first time, Kelly was voted Associated Press college football coach of the year, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FILE - This Oct. 20, 2012 file photo shows Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly checking the replay screen during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Brigham Young in South Bend, Ind. For leading the Fighting Irish to the BCS championship game for the first time, Kelly was voted Associated Press college football coach of the year, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2011, file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees walks off the field after losing to Florida State 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl NCAA college football game in Orlando, Fla. Notre Dame has suspended Rees and linebacker Carlo Calabrese for the Sept. 1 season opener against Navy in Ireland, coach Brian Kelly announced Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2011, file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees walks off the field after losing to Florida State 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl NCAA college football game in Orlando, Fla. Notre Dame has suspended Rees and linebacker Carlo Calabrese for the Sept. 1 season opener against Navy in Ireland, coach Brian Kelly announced Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
FILE - In this Saturday,Sept. 25, 2010 file photo Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly gestures following their game against Stanford in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. According to statistics from the Department of Education, Notre Dame was among the top five biggest spending NCAA schools on their football program in the fiscal year ending June 30 2010, with a budget of $29.4 million. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly runs on the field ahead of his team before the start of an NCAA college football game against Army at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2010, file photo, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, right, talks with quarterback Dayne Crist during the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. The learning curve has been steep at times for one of Notre Dame's smartest players. Crist is still adding things up in the spread offense with just four games left. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
