Brian Kelly is threatening to decline an invite to the College Football Playoff if parents of his players aren’t allowed to attend the game.
During a Zoom call with reporters previewing Saturday afternoon’s blockbuster ACC Championship Game against Clemson, Kelly went off on the subject, suggesting the committee figure out a way to include parents.
“I’m not sure we’ll play in the playoffs if the parents can’t be there,” Kelly said. “Why would we play if you can’t have families at the game? If you can’t have families at bowl games, why would you go to a game where your families can’t be part of it? What’s the sense of playing a game in an area of the country where nobody can be part of it?”
Notre Dame isn’t a lock for the playoff if it loses to Clemson, though odds are the undefeated Irish would still receive an invite. Parents being allowed to attend games has been a topic since the playoff is expected to still include the Rose Bowl site in Pasadena, Calf. as scheduled. Los Angeles County isn’t allowing any spectators at games now due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Maybe they [CFP] need to spend a little less time on who the top four teams are and figure out how to get parents into these games because it is an absolute shame and a sham if parents can’t be watching their kids play,” Kelly said. “Why can’t it be the Rose Bowl in Las Vegas or can it be the Rose Bowl in another town?. Where’s the flexibility for the student-athlete is all I’m saying. The one thing these kids have been is incredibly flexible, and then on the other side we can’t be flexible? It’s hard to imagine.”
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney agreed with Kelly, calling it a “mistake” to keep the playoff where parents and families can’t attend. He also suggested moving it somewhere where fans are allowed.
“This is a year everybody has had to make adjustments,” Swinney said. “To me, that would be a simple one to make.”
As for whether Notre Dame would really not take part in the playoff if it was sent to the Rose Bowl, Kelly said it would be up to his players. But he is “echoing” their concerns.
“It’s about their family, so I’m a voice for our team, and they’re concerned,” he said. “But, if in fact we’re selected to be a part of it, this will then be No. 1 on their radar, so then I’ll have to address it with our leaders as to how they feel about this.”
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