Kelly bolts Bearcats to coach Notre Dame News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City9c Tomorrow0c Snow and blowing snow Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Kelly bolts Bearcats to coach Notre DameLast Updated Thursday December 10 2009 710 PM ET The Associated Press Brian Kelly reportedly is headed to Notre Dame as head coach (Andy LyonsGetty Images)The South Bend Tribune is reporting that Brian Kelly is leaving Cincinnati to become the next coach at Notre DameThe Indiana newspaper cited two university sources in its report on its website ThursdayESPNcom also reported the newsNeither school would confirm the hiringThe 47yearold Kelly is 346 in three seasons at Cincinnati leading the Bearcats to backtoback Big East titles and two straight Bowl Championship Series berthsThe Bearcats set a school record last season for victories with an 113 record then topped that with a 120 mark this seasonNotre Dame has been searching for a coach for about a week and a half since firing Charlie Weis after five seasons Kelly is expected to be at a Cincinnati team banquet Thursday night The Canadian Press 2009 Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Football HeadlinesTop Headlines Recommended Commented Dallas denies Saints an unbeaten season The Dallas Cowboys withstood a furious lastditch attempt by New Orleans knocking the Saints from their unbeaten perch with a 2417 road victory on Saturday night Holmgren not returning to Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks said late Saturday that Mike Holmgren will not rejoin the team Bengals try to focus on game after tragedy One day after the death of teammate Chris Henry the Bengals tried to focus on the field as they prepared for a key game at San Diego Coach Kelly behaviour idiotic Bombers Khan A veteran player with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is not rushing to defend his former coach Mike Kelly who was fired Thursday the same day he was charged with assaulting an exgirlfriend during an alleged domestic dispute at his US home Johnson back with Argos for 9th year The Toronto Argonauts resigned running back Jeff Johnson their longestserving player to a twoyear contract on Friday ...