Brian Kelly Seems Worried About Student Body President Corey Robinson's Priorities

Corey Robinson, the 6’4″ son of David Robinson, is a senior wide receiver at Notre Dame. He’s also the newly elected student body president. At a press conference yesterday, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly seemed worried that this might distract from football. Via UND.com:

"Well, we didn’t have a conversation specifically about that. We had a conversation about football and where it fit in the grand scheme of things. Corey has a lot on his plate, and so the conversation that I had with Corey really was where is football in this priority list for you, and how important it is to you. As we got a chance to talk more about it, it was important for him to play football. You know, we’ve both had some give-and-take in terms of how we can make it happen, and then we had the conversation about student government, and we were certainly very supportive of it. But it was a bigger picture kind of conversation about more than just student government. Everything that Corey is doing and how important it is to be present amongst his teammates in his senior year for football."

The main argument against  paying college players seems to be that these kids are receiving a free education. Student government would seem to fall under the umbrella of that compensatory college experience, but it sure sounds like Kelly is giving Robinson sh-t about doing something at college besides play football.

Robinson caught 16 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown last year – a big drop-off from his sophomore season. During Kelly’s press conference, he did not comment on where Robinson fell on the football’s priority list.