Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick introduces coach Brian Kelly to the media at a news conference Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, in South Bend, Ind. Kelly...

New Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly addresses the media during a news conference on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, in South Bend, Ind...

New Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly addresses the media during a press conference Friday Dec. 11, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Kelly...

CAPTION: Dec. 11, 2009; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly addresses the media in a news conference at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex at the University of...

CAPTION: Dec. 11, 2009; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly addresses the media in a news conference at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex at the University of...

New Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly addresses the media during a news conference on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, in South Bend, Ind...

Notre Dame football players leave the Guglielmino Athletics Complex after new coach Brian Kelly addressed them on Friday Dec. 11, 2009, in South Bend, Ind. Kelly, the former Cincinnati coach...

CINCINNATI - NOVEMBER 27: Brian Kelly the Head Coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats is pictured during the game against the Illinois Fighting...

The only elite-level opponent Brian Kelly should face in Year 1 in South Bend is USC

27 November 2009: Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly on the sidelines during Bearcats 49-36 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini today at Nippert...

PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 5: Head coach Brian Kelly of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats looks on from the sideline during a Big East college...

Oct 24, 2009; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Brian Kelly walks off of the field during a time out in the second half against the Louisville...

Nov. 29, 2008; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Brian Kelly coaches his team as they take on the Syracuse Orange at Nippert Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark...

CINCINNATI, OH - NOVEMBER 27: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Cincinnati Bearcats looks on against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Nippert Stadium on November...

CINCINNATI, OH - NOVEMBER 27: Head coach Brian Kelly of the Cincinnati Bearcats looks on against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Nippert Stadium on November...