... team will open another new chapter in its coaching history books when new head coach Brian Kelly leads the Irish out of the tunnel.  The stories of Kelly’s most recent predecessors have been short, tumultuous reads and none of them concluded with “happily ever after.”

The 13 years between Lou Holtz and Kelly have been most unlucky for the Irish, encompassing four head coach hirings and firings.

During this time, many in sports media began to question with increasing regularity whether Notre Dame football was still relevant in the national sports landscape or an increasingly out-of-touch institution.

The media coverage frenzies that ensued around each coaching search, especially the most recent one...

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