Longtime Kelly assistant Mike Elston staying with Notre Dame
Brian Kelly reportedly tried to lure both Marcus Freeman and Tommy Rees with him to LSU, but to no avail. The two decided South Bend was where they wanted to be, and Freeman even was named Kelly’s replacement. Now, it appears defensive line coach Mike Elston, whose days with Kelly go back to Cincinnati, doesn’t want to pull up stake either:
Notre Dame is home!! 12 years and counting!! Let’s ride fellas!!
☘️☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/pdIMsTCqh7— Mike Elston (@CoachMikeElston) December 2, 2021
Elston, who also serves as the Irish’s run game and recruiting coordinator, is the latest in a series of assistant coaches who have chosen not to follow their old boss to Baton Rouge. Based on everything that has transpired quicker than anyone could have anticipated, everyone who coached below Kelly feels more at home than Kelly apparently did. It’s going to make Kelly’s effort in rounding out his LSU staff all the more interesting.
The remaining coaches at Notre Dame seem like a family, and it’s only fitting that they want to keep that family together for as long as possible.
