Baffoe: Why Is Brian Kelly Still Notre Dame's Head Coach?
On top of bigger black marks under his tenure, Kelly's Notre Dame program is now facing NCAA violations for academic misconduct.
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On top of bigger black marks under his tenure, Kelly's Notre Dame program is now facing NCAA violations for academic misconduct.
Curiously, the Irish get worked up about academic fraud but not death or sexual assault.
Over the past few years – and months – Notre Dame has taken its share of big hits. But what the university hasn't taken is big responsibility.
Notre Dame tells me it's about goodness and intelligence. But time and time again when I turn to them for both, it's like neither ever existed there in the first place.
A year has passed since Notre Dame student Declan Sullivan was killed when a hydraulic lift fell over in the wind, and now, his father is talking publicly about his son's death.
The University of Notre Dame launched an aerial lift awareness campaign Friday to promote the proper use of aerial lifts and avoid accidents like the one that claimed the life of student Declan Sullivan last year at a football practice.
The University of Notre Dame has negotiated a reduction to the fine imposed on the school after a student died in an accident during football practice.
The University of Notre Dame released a report Monday that they hope will finally put to rest the death of student Declan Sullivan last fall.
The University of Notre Dame on Monday will release its six-month investigation into the death of a student killed when the hydraulic lift he was on fell over in high winds as he filmed football practice.
The University of Notre Dame has filed paperwork to appeal the the findings of a state investigation regarding the death football videographer Declan Sullivan.
The University of Notre Dame has been fined $77,500 in the death of 20-year-old student Declan Sullivan, who was killed when a hydraulic lift fell, according to a published report.
During the fall, a student filming Notre Dame's football practice had passed away after high winds knocked over the hydraulic lift blew over. The investigation is finally over and the results are to be announced early next week.
The family of the Notre Dame student who died filming a Fighting Irish football practice when a hydraulic lift fell over last October is pleased the university is installing remote-controlled cameras to prevent a similar tragedy.
The University of Notre Dame will no longer use hydraulic lifts for filming football practices, after a 20-year-old student fell to his death during a windstorm in October.
It's difficult enough for a first year Notre Dame head coach to avoid criticism. When you add in a 6-5 season and two tragic deaths with connections to the football team, the criticism grows beyond the football field.
An Indiana prosecutor said Monday that he is reviewing a case involving a student who reportedly accused a Notre Dame football player of sexual battery.
The team is mediocre, the coach is already under fire just 11 games into his tenure, and the school's administration is taking more hits than its quarterback these days.
There are two reasons why the University of Notre Dame would refuse to answer questions about the latest news of a student death related to its football program.
Saturday was Tommy Rees' first start for Notre Dame as they faced Utah and the new QB did not disappoint. The Irish held the Utes to a meager three points while Rees threw three touchdown passes as Notre Dame finished 28-3.
Much of what has happened so far in the 2010 Notre Dame football season is unfortunate. A 4-5 start and the tragic death of Declan Sullivan has lead to criticism of the head coach, and he's aware of it.
The president of the University of Notre Dame sent an e-mail to students, faculty, staff and alumni Friday saying that the school is responsible for a student videographer's death because it failed to protect him.
Brian Kelly's announcement as Notre Dame's head coach sparked a great deal of optimism among the Fighting Irish faithful. However, the season that has unfolded has been any thing but expected.
The investigation into Declan Sullivan's death continues. Coach Brian Kelly said how he has "needed the strength of his team, family and everybody" but that "we'll get through it." Last week, Sullivan, a 20-year old, died while filming Notre Dame's practice during high winds. The tower he was filming from fell over.
A college football coach is responsible for a dead kid, and we don't really seem to care.
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly and several of the team's players were among several hundred mourners at the funeral of a student killed last week.
A man was stabbed and critically injured at a CTA station in Jefferson Park on Wednesday night.
The Chicago area has been upgraded to a Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
President Trump said the U.S. has taken out "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday.
Chicago City Council members on Tuesday continued to put pressure on the Johnson administration to replace the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, as a top city official revealed it could be eight more months to get it done.
A partial transcript of grand jury proceedings in the "Broadview Six" case were released Tuesday, demonstrating what attorneys for the now-cleared defendants say are instances of misconduct by federal prosecutors looking for an indictment.
The next round of Cook County property tax bills will be delayed by approximately two months, officials announced Tuesday.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Four people, including two firefighters, were taken to the hospital from the scene of the fire on Laflin Street off 45th Street.
A man was stabbed and critically injured at a CTA station in Jefferson Park on Wednesday night.
ComEd is responding to thousands of active outages as the Chicago area braces for multiple rounds of severe storms on Thursday.
One person was injured, and over a dozen people were displaced after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages as the Chicago area braces for multiple rounds of severe storms on Thursday.
The Chicago area has been upgraded to a Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms.
ComEd is responding to over 5,000 active outages on Thursday morning after severe storms overnight caused widespread damage in the Chicago area.
Two firefighters and two other people were taken to the hospital, and over a dozen people were displaced, after an apartment building fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Thursday morning.
A man was stabbed and critically injured at a CTA station in Jefferson Park on Wednesday night.
A massive tree came crashing down onto a van with the driver and six kids inside on Wednesday afternoon in Portage Park.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
The Cubs have lost 22 of their past 29 games after starting the season 27-12.
White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.
It was another humid day up at Halas Hall for day two of the Bears' mandatory mini-camp. One of the new faces on defense said he can handle the heat, and wants all the smoke, while a veteran offensive lineman is trying to regain his footing.
Michael Busch added a solo homer as the Cubs lost for the 21st time in 28 games.
The second-place White Sox (35-31) moved within a half-game of scuffling Cleveland atop the AL Central.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
Chicago police on Wednesday released a surveillance image of someone they said was spotted fleeing the scene as a cross burned in Grant Park.
Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, told a federal judge he has lost 30 pounds and is not receiving consistent medical care for Type 2 diabetes while held in an Indiana jail.
Nick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
