Brian Kelly told his players they’d be the first to know. And they bought it… It’s a lousy last chapter for what could’ve just been the start of the Brian Kelly story… The possible replacement list. (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Kelly’s gone, his (former) players are not happy and history’s repeated itself. (Capitol Times)

Mardy Gilyard very frankly is “fairly disgusted.” (Rivals.com)

A quick primer on Brian Kelly for Notre Dame Nation. (South Bend Tribune)

Because Notre Dame really, really got its man. (SI.com)

Randy Edsall and Steve Spurrier on the Pizza Bowl. (New Haven Register)

Spurrier started by putting Edsall on the hot seat. (Birmingham News)

Forget school loyalty: hoops coach Jim Calhoun said Edsall’s Notre Dame candidacy wasn’t really legit. (Hartford Courant)

Charlie Strong won’t need a defensive coordinator at Louisville. He’s handling the job himself… Strong’s already got an impressive recruit… It was 10 seconds of silence that made the strongest impression of Strong. (Louisville Courier-Journal)

It’s a race to get ready for Rutgers - and to get tickets for Jonathan Freeny. (SNY.tv)

Anthony Davis says he isn’t thinking NFL yet. (Star-Ledger)

Greg Schiano’s underachieving. (Bleacher Report)

Schiano’s post-practice thoughts. (Scarlet Scuttlebutt)

South Florida junior tailback Mike Ford was arrested. (Tampa Tribune)

Jason Pierre-Paul is checking his NFL draft stock. (St. Petersburg Times)

Reasons to optimistically look ahead in Syracuse. (Syracuse Post-Standard)

The Gator Bowl’s a darn good way to end what should’ve been an uncertain season for West Virginia. (Times West Virginian)

The bowls are definitely considering the economy. (Daiy Athenaeum)

West Virginia-Florida State’s such a hot ticket, there’s worries over fake ones getting out. (WOKV.com)