Notre Dame Football: 5 overreactions from blowout win over USC

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SOUTH BEND, IN – OCTOBER 21: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish shakes hands with head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans after a game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 21, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame won 49-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

2. Brian Kelly has completely saved his job

While this is a consensus overreaction from the fan base, it’s also extremely difficult to argue the contrary. After going 4-8 a year ago with the Irish, Brian Kelly seemed to have worn out his welcome in South Bend and fans were calling for his job.

Kelly had gone from the potential savior of the program to an unpopular head coach within a year’s time, although it may have been festering within the fan base before that.

In his seventh year with the Irish, he finished with his worst record and that was coming off a 10-3 season in which Notre Dame made the Fiesta Bowl. It was only Kelly’s second 10-win season with the storied program, which concerned some long-time fans looking for sustained success.

Through seven games, Notre Dame is 6-1 and playing as well as anyone in the country. Does that mean Kelly has completely saved his job? Not quite yet. Although the Irish will be going bowling, they also have five tough regular season games remaining. There’s a chance he could finish the year 2-3 and end up with another eight-win campaign.

Kelly isn’t out of the woods yet, folks.

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