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Notre Dame Football: 5 overreactions from win over Michigan State

By Connor Muldowney

CHESTNUT HILL, MA - SEPTEMBER 16: Josh Adams #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball during the first half against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - SEPTEMBER 16: Josh Adams #33 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball during the first half against the Boston College Eagles at Alumni Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 23: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish watches the warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on September 23, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 23: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish watches the warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on September 23, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

1. Brian Kelly’s job is completely safe

Going into the game, there was chatter about Brian Kelly’s seat potentially warming up even more with a loss against the Spartans. If he couldn’t pull off the road win over Michigan State, he’d likely be out of a job sooner rather than later.

Well, he marched into East Lansing and pulled out a 20-point win over the Spartans as the Fighting Irish looked like the real deal, for the most part.

However, saying his job is completely safe is false. There are some fans who believe he distanced himself from the hot seat talk all together. Wrong.

The truth of the matter is this: Kelly should have gone into Michigan State and come out with a win. He did what was expected with a much more veteran team compared to the young Spartans. That’s not to say this wasn’t impressive since a win on the road at Spartan Stadium in prime time doesn’t ever come easy.

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Kelly is still going to need to finish with 8-9 wins to have his job secured for next season. His team proved it can win on the road, but is it an eight-win squad?

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