30Duck Author Moderator No. 1 Share Posted January 26 Chip Kelly receiving NFL OC interest after Ohio State stint CLUTCHPOINTS.COM Chip Kelly is back on the NFL radar. This time the Ohio State offensive coordinator is considered a top candidate for multiple... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted January 26 This might be an even better matchup for him--all preparation, study and strategy and NO recruiting. 1 3 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 3 Share Posted January 26 On 1/25/2025 at 8:01 PM, Charles Fischer said: This might be an even better matchup for him--all preparation, study and strategy and NO recruiting. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if he takes the leap. I have a feeling he really wanted to stay in the NFL but between the Eagles and the Niners he needed to rehap his credentials. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 4 Share Posted January 26 He would have to go into a good situation. The Bears are looking at David Shaw for OC, but Chip would do well with Caleb as his QB. I think Atlanta would be a good fit as well. However, the Panthers, Jets and Cowboys are so dysfunctional they would sink him. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie No. 5 Share Posted January 26 I'm thinking maybe the Eagles, if they were to offer him OC, because that's getting even closer to his home state of New Hampshire. (Watch, now that I've said that, if he goes anywhere, it will be to a team 1,000+ miles from NH! ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted January 26 At Oregon, it was getting messy, it was bad enough before NCAA violations, and he really wanted to coach in the NFL. Now, he's got a cushy job, doesn't have to worry about recruiting, just draws up plays for the 4 & 5 stars the other coaches bring in. It can't get better for Chip in the NFL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 7 Share Posted January 26 On 1/26/2025 at 9:19 AM, 30Duck said: It can't get better for Chip in the NFL. Unless it's not about ease of the job. I suspect he has a goal or desire to get a super bowl ring to go with his national championship ring. Can't get that without being in the NFL. In terms of comfort these guys are set up for life with what they're paid. Ease of the job isn't really a factor. It'll be all about his goals and what he wants to achieve. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 8 Share Posted January 26 On 1/26/2025 at 10:58 AM, David Marsh said: It'll be all about his goals and what he wants to achieve. How does Knowles' departure affect Chip. I'm not sure the NFL tastes as great to Chip now, will be interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 9 Share Posted January 26 (edited) On 1/26/2025 at 10:58 AM, David Marsh said: Unless it's not about ease of the job. I suspect he has a goal or desire to get a super bowl ring to go with his national championship ring. Can't get that without being in the NFL. In terms of comfort these guys are set up for life with what they're paid. Ease of the job isn't really a factor. It'll be all about his goals and what he wants to achieve. At a certain point one would think he has enough to never need to work again because of the $ and having it be easy or risk free really isn’t a priority. Edited January 26 by JabbaNoBargain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 10 Share Posted January 26 Former Oregon HC Chip Kelly is generating NFL coaching buzz SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Former Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly, the current Ohio State offensive coordinator, is generating buzz in NFL coaching... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinDuck No. 11 Share Posted February 2 Sound like Chip’s move to the Raiders might be official: Sources - Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State to become Raiders' OC - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL to become the Las Vegas Raiders' offensive coordinator under new head coach Pete Carroll, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Pete Thamel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted February 2 Sources - Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State to become Raiders' OC - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL to become the Las Vegas Raiders' offensive coordinator under new head coach Pete... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 13 Share Posted February 2 This article was found by MarinDuck Osu2 will have a brand new coaching staff next season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 14 Share Posted February 2 The 3 seasons Carroll and Kelly overlapped at USC and Oregon: 2007 - Oregon 24-17 at Autzen 2008 - USC 44-10 in L.A. 2009 - Oregon 47-20 at Autzen - Pete's last season before Seahawks. At that point in time, the 47 was the most ever scored by Oregon vs USC. Later Chip teams had 53 and 62 on USC. Then, after Chip, 48 and 56. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 15 Share Posted February 2 Well that didn't last long. Osu2 is going to have some problems next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Moderator No. 16 Share Posted February 2 Fresh off National Championship run Chip Kelly hired as Raiders OC RAIDERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM One year at Ohio State was all it took for Chip Kelly to take an offense to... Yup 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 17 Share Posted February 2 Feb. 5 is the traditional "signing day" though most now commit in December. With both Knowles and Kelly leaving wonder if there are any recruits having second thoughts about their potential choice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 18 Share Posted February 2 It is the 51 week anniversary of being hired at Ohio State. I wonder if his wife ever moved from L.A.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartm25 No. 19 Share Posted February 3 Good! Chip Kelly left before my universal hatred of osu captured him, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 20 Share Posted February 3 On 2/2/2025 at 3:37 PM, HDuck said: Feb. 5 is the traditional "signing day" though most now commit in December. With both Knowles and Kelly leaving wonder if there are any recruits having second thoughts about their potential choice? Spring portal opens up if that's the case. Granted they have to enroll inorder to enter the portal. So if they weren't planning on enrolling till the summer they're mostly stuck. Pretty easy to get out of a letter of intent these days too. So who knows anymore. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 21 Share Posted February 3 On 2/2/2025 at 6:28 PM, kirklandduck said: Well that didn't last long. Osu2 is going to have some problems next season. The Jimmies and the Joes are still in Columbus by the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria boatload. It will not be hard for Day to find quality coaches who want to be the OC and DC at TOSU. OC? WRs coach Hartline is likely ready to move up. Three solid O Line starters return. Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate are back along with highly-rated recruits. On defense, Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles, and one other starter return but the talent is on hand to plug guys in, back-ups who had significant reps in 2024. Chip like Day walked away in glory. But Chip hardly had his fastball in every game; especially home games vs. Nebraska, a team blown out the Saturday prior by Indiana, and of course, Michigan. https://247sports.com/longformarticle/ohio-state-football-projected-depth-chart-for-2025-defense-245039474/#2592430 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 22 Share Posted February 3 How about the coaches in the American West Division? Harbaugh - played for a Super Bowl + won a CFB title. Andy Reid - three Super Bowls won, playing for a 4th a week from today. Sean Payton - one Super Bowl won. Pete Carroll - one Super Bowl won and won two CFB titles. Chip Kelly - His HUNH O revolutionized CFB. Plus, Tom Brady is part-owner of the Raiders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Man No. 23 Share Posted February 3 With Carroll's passion for the game and Kelly's offensive ingenuity, I could root for the Raiders. Whoa, did I just write that? Somebody, anybody, take down the Chiefs, please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 24 Share Posted February 3 Will probably be the relatively worst roster he’s ever worked with. Let’s see what he’s got. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 25 Share Posted February 3 As a follower of the Raiders (because of Brock Bowers), I applaud this hire. Pete Carroll is an upgrade as well. Now that Tom Brady is more heavily involved with the team, it could start to make a move back toward respectability. But the most consequential change would come if someone could pry the franchise away from the Davis family and place it into the hands of a group that actually understands modern football. Yet I sometimes feel like crying for the team. They know that they need a QB but are leaning toward drafting Shedeur Sanders. Please know. If you have to draft a QB in a bad draft for QBs, at least have the sense to take Dillon Gabriel. Brock Bowers managed to break the 1-year old NFL rookie receiving record this year. Imagine how much better he might have done if he had a competent QB, under the tutelage of a competent OC, throwing the ball to him. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxster No. 26 Share Posted February 3 Best of luck Chip! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 27 Share Posted February 3 On 2/3/2025 at 12:48 AM, JabbaNoBargain said: Will probably be the relatively worst roster he’s ever worked with. Let’s see what he’s got. He does have Brock Bowers and J-P-J. As Nevada Dawg noted above, like many teams in the NFL, the Raiders need a leader at quarterback. It looks like the team finally has a leader as the head coach. The Raiders play in one of the most competitive divisions in the NFL. Two games against the Chiefs, the Chargers, and the Broncos is a tough ask. All three teams qualified for the post-season. Antonio Pierce or Pete Carroll? Pete has the chops. Pierce? Nevada Dawg is also spot-on about the Raiders owners. Brady is already making a difference, and I don't believe any major front-office moves will be made without consulting Brady. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 28 Share Posted February 3 'The hits keep on coming for TOSU.' How many college football teams would love to switch rosters with the Buckeyes? Chip's salary is going to $6M a year and Knowles received a huge bump in pay. Ryan Day will find excellent replacements without having to put a huge dent in TOSU's athletic budget. Match these salaries and how many other coaches will have their hands out. The hits just keep on coming for Ohio State after national title run SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes are coming off a national championship run, but getting back to the pinnacle of college football won't be easy in 2025. Fre Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 29 Share Posted February 3 From the B1G's Saturday Tradition Site. No way TOSU would match $6M for an OC. Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State after 1 season to become Raiders OC, per report SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Chip Kelly is reportedly leaving Ohio State to become the new offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 30 Share Posted February 3 The Madness of College Football. Well stated. Chip Kelly bolted for Las Vegas Raiders to leave 'madness of college football' says Ohio State beat reporter WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Cleveland.com's Stephen Means wrote that Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly's departure to join newly hired Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll might be beneficial for both sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 31 Share Posted February 4 Just... WOW OSU2 will be starting over, fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 32 Share Posted February 4 I am certain that OSU will be tough in 25 just because of he talent on that roster. BUT...even with the hire of talented new coaches, there is no guarantee that their efforts will mesh with that many new moving parts. Bucks good enough to make he playoff? Probably. Good enough to win it all...I doubt it. Go Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 33 Share Posted February 4 On 2/4/2025 at 1:09 AM, Nevada Dawg said: I am certain that OSU will be tough in 25 just because of he talent on that roster. BUT...even with the hire of talented new coaches, there is no guarantee that their efforts will mesh with that many new moving parts. Bucks good enough to make he playoff? Probably. Good enough to win it all...I doubt it. Go Ducks! Great comment ND. New starting QBs at OBD, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Bama, Ole Miss, Miami, and other preseason-ranked teams will be fascinating to watch. Clemson, ASU, Penn State, LSU, Tennessee, Florida, and SMU return their QBs as does BYU, a team with a solid argument to have made the field in 2024. Impactful opening games, LSU at Clemson, and Texas at Ohio State will be interesting. Miami vs. Notre Dame, is Beck all that and is the new QB at Notre Dame ready to go? The other brand name opener has Bama traveling to FSU. OBD opens against a team, Montana State, which like OBD, had only 1 loss in 2024. Georgia opens against the Marshall Thundering Herd. Marshall is ranked 2nd in Rivals ranking of the top 100 1st round portal pickers, not because of the rating of the average recruit, 2.08, but because of bringing in 40 new players who may still be introducing themselves to one another in Athens. Ohio State and Georgia each added six new players from the portal and are tied at the top with an average player ranking of 3.67. OBD with nine newbies comes in at 3.22 per player, third in the B1G with PSU's six new players ranked at 3.44. 'The waiting is the hardest part!' 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 34 Share Posted February 4 Chipper scores a jackpot in Las Vegas. Highest paid NFL assistant coach. Chip Kelly contract details revealed and he had no choice but to leave Ohio State SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Chip Kelly’s departure from Ohio State definitely raised some eyebrows, but when you see the contract details, it’s hard to argue that he had much of a choice. And as of this date, Ohio State AD Ross Bjork had to let him go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 35 Share Posted February 4 All this $$$ and no xxxxxxx recruiting! Goodbye, Columbus! Hello Vegas, Baby! Raiders making Chip Kelly highest-paid NFL coordinator, per report; who coach passes for league's biggest deal - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Kelly will reportedly be averaging $6 million per year with the Raiders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 36 Share Posted February 5 Chip's a great offensive mind and the Raiders always overpay for everything. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 37 Share Posted February 5 Rumor has WR coach Brian Hartline replacing Chip. Hartline is a terrific recruiter and was runner-up to Rich Rod for the West Virginia job. Ryan Day rumored to have already found his new offensive coordinator SATURDAYBLITZ.COM It’s been a whirlwind few days for Ohio State football fans. First, Chip Kelly left Columbus for the bright lights of Las Vegas, becoming the highest-paid offe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 38 Share Posted February 5 Why 'Batman,' Jim Knowles, Left Columbus for Happy Valley. Why Jim Knowles walked: Philosophical clash at Ohio State leads to fresh start, historic payday at Penn State - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The dynamics in Ohio State's defensive room were askew after the midseason loss to Oregon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 39 Share Posted February 7 While all eyes are on the Buckeyes losses, it's the Domers that could suffer in 2025. Notre Dame suffers another big blow for 2025 season after national title defeat SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Notre Dame just can’t seem to catch a break this offseason, at least in some facets. After falling short in the national championship game against Ohio State, And it looks like Chip was the author of the latest injury. You make it to the champ game and two starting OL guys and a talented backup bolt? Transfers in Notre Dame’s Offensive Line Highlight Position Group Strength WWW.SI.COM Notre Dame has lost multiple offensive linemen to the transfer portal this week but that's because of the incredibly strong unit that is still in place. Four OL who Left: OG Pendleton - Tennessee; OL Spindler - Nebraska; OL Coogan - Indiana; OL Chan - U Conn. No OL replacements signed from the 1st group of portal transfers. The ND OL coach, Joe Rudolph, interviewed with the Bears but did not get the job. Is it the coach or is the NIL side of things lacking in South Bend? 2025 Week One - at Miami Week Three - Texas A+M Week 5 - at Arkansas Week 6 - Boise State I think ND is looking at two losses, at least, in 2025. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoGaDawg No. 40 Share Posted February 7 On 2/3/2025 at 1:23 AM, Nevada Dawg said: As a follower of the Raiders (because of Brock Bowers), I applaud this hire. Pete Carroll is an upgrade as well. Now that Tom Brady is more heavily involved with the team, it could start to make a move back toward respectability. But the most consequential change would come if someone could pry the franchise away from the Davis family and place it into the hands of a group that actually understands modern football. Yet I sometimes feel like crying for the team. They know that they need a QB but are leaning toward drafting Shedeur Sanders. Please know. If you have to draft a QB in a bad draft for QBs, at least have the sense to take Dillon Gabriel. Brock Bowers managed to break the 1-year old NFL rookie receiving record this year. Imagine how much better he might have done if he had a competent QB, under the tutelage of a competent OC, throwing the ball to him. I would love to see how Bowers would fare with a very good QB throwing and a good OC! Brock is just one of those extremely rare players, we struck gold when he chose to come to GA. He probably could have started in the NFL coming out of high school. I’m also extremely pleased to see how McConkey fared in his rookie season. He has transitioned well, it is a blessing that he has a great talent in Herbert throwing to him. It’s easy to see why these two were direly missed at GA this past season. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
