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The Eagles’ game plan heading into this coaching search now seems pretty obvious.

They were going to swing and swing hard at some of the big name college coaches early, and see if they couldn’t land a Kelly or an O’Brien or any collegiate coach with an Irish last name and some sizzle. There was an inherent risk in this strategy: such a pursuit will draw headlines, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to lure these guys out of some of the top programs in the country. Come up empty, and your quest will look like a failure.

We can scratch another name off the Eagles’ list.

Brian Kelly is staying put at Notre Dame, the school announced Saturday. Where do the Eagles go from here?

The Eagles are “going all in” on Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, according to a report.

Pro Football Talk, citing a source, says that the Eagles want Kelly to be their next head coach.

And if the Eagles don’t get Kelly, there’s a sense that they won’t quite know where to turn next.

Brian Kelly is “seriously debating” making the leap to the NFL, according to a report.

But there’s one major issue: He doesn’t have an offer from the Eagles yet.

Things have been relatively quiet with the Eagles today, but there has been plenty of movement around the league that could impact the Birds.

From Bruce Arians to Monte Kiffin, here’s a roundup of what’s going on.

Mike Mayock called into 97.5 The Fanatic Thursday to give his take on Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly.

“He is highly charismatic. He is very much a CEO,” said Mayock. “He understands how to hire people, he understands how to delegate. But when it comes to his offense, he’s the guy. He’s a play-caller, and I’m not so sure I believe in that in the NFL at this point.”

The term “CEO” is interesting, because it was used by Howie Roseman this week when talking about what it takes to do this job.

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The Eagles’ coaching search took a sharp left turn Wednesday night when reports surfaced that the team has expressed interest in Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly.

Kelly interviewed with the Birds on Tuesday, one day after the Fighting Irish were blown out by Alabama, 42-14, in the BCS title game.

Of all the candidates who have been linked to the Eagles – and there have now been 11 total – Kelly is perhaps the most surprising name. He said as recently as last week that leaving was “not an option.” But as we know by now, what coaches say and what they do can be two different things.

So the obvious question is this: Is Kelly just leveraging NFL interest into a more favorable deal at Notre Dame? We’ve already seen Bill O’Brien and Chip Kelly interview with NFL teams before going back to their respective college gigs. Is Brian Kelly doing the same thing?

The Eagles are looking to the college ranks once again.

The team is interested in Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly and have already interviewed him, a league source confirmed to Birds 24/7. It is unknown if the interest is mutual, and Kelly is said to be out of the country.