OT: Brian Kelly - All my players are at risk academically

And now for something completely different...

Brian Kelly actually scores points in my book.  He was asked about academics as they relate to his football team and gave this response:

I think we recognized that all of my football players are at risk. All of them, really. Honestly, I don't know that any of our players would get into the school by themselves right now, with the academic standards the way they are. Maybe one or two of our players that are on scholarship.

So, making sure that with the rigors that we put them in -- playing on the road, playing night games, getting home at 4 o'clock in the morning, all of the demands that we place on them relative to the academics, and going into an incredibly competitive academic classroom every day -- we recognize this is a different group.

And we have to provide all the resources necessary for them to succeed and don't force them into finding shortcuts.

I think we've clearly identified that we need to do better. And we're not afraid to look at any shortcomings that we do have and fix them.

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I'm not a Brian Kelly fan at all. Dare I say that he handled this well?  I think it was an honest and accurate assessment.  Interesting that it mirrors what Mattison said to that recruit (forget which one) that got blown way out of proportion.