So here's a crack at a Brian Kelly coaching staff, based on what's out there...

OFFENSE

OC/QB - Tommy Rees (Notre Dame alum, but a Brian Kelly guy; up for the Broyles Award this year based on what he was able to do with Wisconsin refugee Jack Coan)

RB - Kevin Faulk (retention)

WR - Del Alexander (coming from Kelly's staff; pumps out NFL wide receivers yearly with far less talent to work with than he'll have at LSU)

OL - Jeff Quinn (been with Kelly since Grand Valley State)

TE - Open. Could Brad Davis fit here? Would Kelly add ND TE's coach John McNulty? Does Mickey Joseph hang on here for recruiting purposes? There's a rumor that Joseph is headed to Nebraska.

DEFENSE

DL - Mike Elston (comes from Kelly's staff; has been with him since Central Michigan - absolutely elite)

LB - open. Can Blake Baker stick around? Does Kelly bring Marcus Freeman with him as DC/LB? Does he poach Mike Elko from A&M? Does he go and get Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State or Glenn Schumann from Georgia? Does he get Bob Diaco from Purdue, who he had at Notre Dame before Diaco got the job at UConn?

CB - Corey Raymond (retention)

S - Open. Might bring Chris O'Leary or Mike Mickens from ND for this, or perhaps here's where you go and grab a coach with Texas ties. Or perhaps you keep Baker for LB's coach and this is what your defensive coordinator coaches. If you were to get Gary Patterson as your DC, for example, he used to coach safeties and then you'd have your Texas recruiting connection.

That leaves room for a special teams coach. Could you keep Greg McMahon? Would you bring Brian Polian from ND for that job? Can you lay special teams off somewhere else and use this spot for a defensive ends coach?

I've got to think he's going to insert some guys with SEC experience where he can with some of these open spots. It isn't all going to be Notre Dame guys and holdovers from the current staff.