PC’s Football Coach Named to Sports Illustrated 25 Most Intriguing Football Coaches of 2021
August 23, 2021
Kevin Kelley was one of America’s most successful high school coaches, and he was likely the country’s most well-known.
Now as the coach at Presbyterian College, Kelley is among Steve Sarkisian, Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney, and others as Sports Illustrator’s coaches to look out for this fall. Listed at #11 of 25 (right after Dabo Swinney at #10) here is what Sports Illustrated had to say about him:
11. Kevin Kelley, Presbyterian. The No Punt Guy has come to the college game. Kelley made a name for himself as an Arkansas high school coach who punts only on rare occasions and frequently onside-kicks—precisely the kind of mold-breaking hire a nonscholarship FCS program should take a swing at. Kelley already has done the remarkable, putting Presbyterian on the radar for something other than being routed by Clemson and other FBS opponents in guarantee games. If he has success, copycat coaching styles will follow.
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