According to one prominent recruit, Kelly’s not the most personable coach off the field either.
Beaver Falls (Pa.) defensive end Donovan Jeter, who’s rated as a four-star prospect, decommitted from Notre Dame and announced he would attend Michigan.
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Why the switch? A preference for Jim Harbaugh over Kelly.
Saying Harbaugh “might be the coolest dude I ever met in my life,” Jeter told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this about the Irish coach:
“Talking to Brian Kelly wasn’t fun. It wasn’t cool. You have to make an appointment just to go to his office. Coach Harbaugh has an open-door policy. Every one of Michigan’s coaches has an open-door policy.”