Kelly was introduced to reporters on Sunday as Jacksonville State’s next head football coach, with the move being officially announced by the university on Saturday.

The running game will be front-and-center when third-seeded Boise State meets sixth-seeded Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game.

While he spent just one season as Auburn’s co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach under Hugh Freeze, leaving his alma mater was far from an easy decision.

There are just two weeks of regular season football remaining, and yet the chase for the No. 1 pick is as close as ever. The ...