It was announced on Wednesday that Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly won the 2018 Home Depot Coach of the Year Award. On Thursday, during the red carpet special of at Home Depot College Football Awards, the award will be presented to the Fighting Irish head man.

This is Kelly's ninth season as head football coach at Notre Dame and this year is the second time the Fighting Irish have completed an undefeated regular season. Following this year's 12-0 finish, Notre Dame made it to the College Football Playoffs and will take on Clemson in Dallas on Dec. 29.

Kelly is the winningest active coach in the FBS with an overall record of 252-91-2 in 28 years as a head coach. In addition, he is a two-time AFCA Division II Coach of the year (2002 and 2003), three-time Big East Coach of the Year (’2007, 2008, 2009), AP College Football Coach of the Year (2012), Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2012), SN Coach of the Year (2012), Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2012).

Kelly is also a finalist for the Dodd Trophy, which goes to the nation's top college football coach.

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