Talking to those close to the Notre Dame program during his tenure brought about serious highs and serious lows with recruiting. Same with actually communicating with recruits that were targets of the Irish. Sometimes he was absolutely energized and wanted to recruit like it was the last thing he would ever do on planet earth. Other times, Kelly would bypass calling a recruit altogether.
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