<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Awards </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2x AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2002--2003) 2x Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2009, 2012) 3x Big East Coach of the Year (2007--2009) AP College Football Coach of the Year (2012) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2012) SN Coach of the Year (2012) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> Brian Keith Kelly (born October 25, 1961) is an American football coach and former player . He is currently the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, a position he has held since December 2009 . Kelly was previously head coach at Grand Valley State University (1991--2003), Central Michigan University (2004--2006), and University of Cincinnati (2006--2009). </P> <P> Kelly was born in Everett, Massachusetts, and was raised in a Catholic Irish - American family in Chelsea, Massachusetts . He attended St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts . His father was a Boston politician . He was a four - year letter winner at Assumption College as a linebacker . After graduating from Assumption in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science he served as linebackers coach, defensive coordinator, and softball coach from 1983 to 1986 . </P>

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