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Terms of Brian Kelly's five-year agreement to bring the Notre Dame legacy back from college football's scrap heap weren't realeased Thursday night, but hopefully for Kelly, it comes with a pair of golden ear muffs.
In the wake of Kelly's decision to leave, Bearcats wide receiver Mardy Gilyard ripped into his former coach.
"He went for the money," Gilyard told The Associated Press Thursday night. "I'm fairly disgusted with the situation, that they let it last this long."
Gilyard, whose 381 all-purpose yards helped the Bearcats to a thrilling come-from-behind win over Pitt to clinch the Big East title, told FanHouse's Brett McMurphy last week that Kelly told the team he would be staying.
"We ain't going to lose him," Gilyard told FanHouse after Saturday's 45-44 win over the Panthers. "He ain't going nowhere. He already addressed the team on that a couple of days ago.
"That's dust under the rug. It's been popping up everywhere. Coach, he didn't shy away from it. Coach said, 'Listen guys, I'm here. I'm here to stay. I like you guys. I like the city. I like my team.' He's never lied to me personally."
News of Kelly's departure first broke late Thursday afternoon, before the start of Cincinnati's team awards banquet, though players said they weren't informed of the decision until after the event's conclusion.
"I don't like it," Gilyard told the AP. "I feel there was a little lying in the thing. I feel like he'd known this the whole time. Everybody knows Notre Dame's got the money. I kind of had a gut feeling he was going to stay just because he told me he was going to be here."
Kelly spoke fondly of his team's resiliency during an interview on ESPN's college football awards show, where he won the 2009 Home Depot Coach of the Year Award.
"They fought through the injuries, they fought through not being believed in -- they were not ranked in top 25 [to start the year] after being championship team last year. As coaches, we were proud of them."
Now, Cincinnati has yet another obstacle to fight through, this time without the three-time Big East coach of the year.
The school confirmed that Kelly won't coach in the Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 when the Bearcats meet defending national champion Florida. Offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn, who served as interim coach when Kelly departed Central Michigan three years ago, will serve in his place.
Cincinnati's Gilyard Says Kelly 'Went for the Money'
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