Brian Kelly, Notre Dame's head coach, applauded his former quarterback, Tommy Rees, for his work as Alabama's new offensive coordinator.
between his Tigers and Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide. Both LSU and Alabama are coming off bye weeks, giving the media ample time to inquire about every storyline.
“We’ve got a deep connection relative to a player-coach relationship and respect for him as a coach and what he’s done in this profession at an early age. He’s somebody I have a lot of respect for in what he’s done at Notre Dame,” said Kelly, “then, in a very short time, taking an offense and transforming it quickly during the season. He’s a competitor. He always was as a player. You can see that as a coordinator.
Rees was promoted to Kelly’s offensive coordinator with the Fighting Irish in 2020 and remained at Notre Dame when Kelly left for the LSU job. Saban would eventually convince Rees to join an SEC program this past offseason, replacing Bill O’Brien.
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