We hadn’t heard from Brian Kelly since the end of the regular season as he hit the road recruiting right after the win against Stanford.
Saturday he met the media after the first practice to prepare for the Camping World Bowl took place. He began by discussing the news of the week, confirming Chip Long’s departure as offensive coordinator.
Much has been made of who will be the next OC. Another question that has been asked is who will call plays? Could it be Kelly who has done so in the past?
Brian Kelly: “I will not call plays. That’s not my role. I’ve moved past that role."
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) December 14, 2019
As for the Camping World Bowl it’ll be Tommy Rees coordinating the passing game while running backs coach Lance Taylor coordinating the run game. As for who actually calls the plays December 28 is yet to be hammered out.
I don’t want to discredit the importance of a good play caller – clearly look at LSU, Oklahoma and other top offenses around the nation and tell me that it doesn’t matter.
But when you’re essentially the CEO of a powerhouse college football program I can see how that can get in the way of other big-picture obligations.
Is his time best-spent calling plays and planning all of that or would he be better served spending time in recruiting, General game planning or anything else?
Safe to say we know Kelly’s answer to that question.