Wide Receiver Mardy Gilyard might have been the biggest reason Brian Kelly ended up with the Notre Dame coaching job.

The last two seasons with the Cincinnati Bearcats Gilyard average more than 1,200 receiving yards, and last year he returned 42 kickoffs for an average of 30.5 yards per return. Gilyard also returned punts.

Kelly knows the importance of a good kick returner, and he didn't hesitate giving the job to the team's primary receiver.

If Michael Floyd is as good a player as everyone predicts, Kelly might assign him the kick returning job for this year's Notre Dame football team. Last year that position was held by Theo Riddick. Riddick, a 4.4 speedster from New Jersey, returned 37 kickoffs and averaged 22.9 y...

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