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Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is pleased with Brian Kelly's progress leading the football program -- and the reward adds up to five more years.Following a pair of 8-5 seasons that both ended with a bowl appearance, Kelly has received a two-year contract extension which will keep him with the Fighting Irish through the 2016 season.Swarbrick announced the decision Tuesday and says he is pleased with Kelly's efforts in his first two seasons after being hired to replace Charlie Weis. The Irish, who beat Miami in the 2010 Sun Bowl, lost to Florida State 18-14 in the Champs Sports Bowl last month after blowing a 14-0 lead.Kelly has pledged the Irish will cut down on the turnovers that hurt them this past season. One of his top priorities will be deciding on a starting quarterback among three candidates: junior Tommy Rees, who took over after the first half of a stunning season-opening loss to South Florida and started the next 12 games; junior Andrew Hendrix, who showed promise as a change-of-pace runner and passer in Kelly's spread offense; or untested and talented Everett Golson, who did not play last year as a freshman.
Source: ESPN
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