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Brian Kelly Talks About The Staff Change

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Kelly on BVG: "This is a difficult decision. I have the utmost respect for Brian...but our defense simply isn't it where it should be."

— Pete Byrne (@PeteByrneWSBT) September 25, 2016

Kelly is right, the defense isn’t where it needs to be. But the defense wasn’t where it needed to be after last season. This is a move that arguably should have been made after the Fiesta Bowl in January. It’s a little too late.

Kelly on scheme change from BVG to Hudson: “We’re not going pull rug on the kids at this point in the season” Just tweaks.