I told you yesterday that there was a rumor of Minka landing a role on How I Met Your Mother but unfortunately it has been confirmed today that the role has gone to Jennifer Morrison. Hopefully Minka lands something soon!

Question: You’ve given us great scoop about the final (shed a tear) season of Friday Night Lights, but one thing remains unanswered: Are we going to be lucky enough to have Minka Kelly return for a few episodes? Riggins putting her on the bus with a soulful “Goodbye, Lyla Garrity” is not enough closure for me. —Becky
Ausiello: Well, it was enough closure for exec producer Jason Katims—and he’s the boss! “I thought her final episode was so powerful,” says Katims. “We talked about bringing her back, but I didn’t really feel like anything we came up with beat the [Tim-Lyla] story in that episode, which I thought was really poignant. It wasn’t a happy ending, but it was a really satisfying ending for me. It was a satisfying resolution to that story line

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Jennifer Morrison may not just be paying How I Met Your Mother a house call, she may be calling the hitcom home.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that the House grad is among a handful of actresses in the running to play a major new love interest for Ted.

How major? Well, I don’t know if she’s the mother we’ve been waiting to meet. However, I do know that the character—a quick-witted, rabble-rousing activist who initially clashes with Ted over the planned demolition of a historic New York hotel—will appear in as many as 13 episodes this season.

Other names in the mix include Minka Kelly and Jacinda Barrett

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I haven’t seen any press information on this, so to my surprise, Minka was briefly featured in the promo for episode 2 of NBC’s Parenthood. I’m not sure yet if Minka will actually appear next week or if its a scene from a future episode, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Check out the promo below:

This was reported a few months ago about Minka and New York Yankees Derek Jeter.

Derek Jeter may be winning on the field — and off. The New York Post claims that Jeter and long-time girlfriend Minka Kelly are secretly engaged and planning a post-season wedding.

Reports the Post,

The Yankee captain and the actress are telling close pals to “save the date” for nuptials in the fall.

Jeter has been linked to a string of women, celebrities and models, throughout his career, including Jordana Brewster, Mariah Carey, Scarlett Johansson, and Jessica Alba.

Kelly is an actress best known for her role on the show Friday Night Lights.