Chip Kelly’s admission after his jump to the NFL reveals something Buckeye Nation should appreciate about the former Ohio State OC
Ohio State won a National Championship back on Jan. 20 and it capped off the first expanded College Football Playoff format with 12 teams. The expansion of the playoff does not go well with the NFL regular season wrapping up and jobs opening up. NFL teams are often interested in college coaches and interviewing for […]
Ohio State won a National Championship back on Jan. 20 and it capped off the first expanded College Football Playoff format with 12 teams.
The expansion of the playoff does not go well with the NFL regular season wrapping up and jobs opening up. NFL teams are often interested in college coaches and interviewing for a job in the NFL while going on a run in the playoff would be a big distraction.
Former Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly left Columbus for the NFL, where he has not been since 2016. However, Kelly made it a point to not entertain outside jobs until the season wrapped up for the Buckeyes.
“To me, you always had to finish where you were,” Kelly said. “If you left your team before you went to a bowl game or something like that, I've never understood that. The season starts, the season ends, and you don't want the players not to be there, same with you. So I never really talked to anybody until after our season was over.”
Ohio State played 16 games this season and the offense was very successful under Kelly’s play-calling. Of course, the offense was loaded with talent, but Kelly’s play-calling was impressive too. The one-year stop in Columbus was enough for the NFL to be interested in Kelly again. In addition to the Raiders, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texas had open OC jobs that made some sense too.
Ohio State fans will appreciate the fact that Kelly focused on the end of the season and not his future. Ohio State’s offense was up to the task in January in the CFP and Kelly left from his only season in Columbus with some new jewelry. Kelly’s next stop is helping turn around the Las Vegas Raiders.
Following Kelly’s departure, Ryan Day opted to promote co-offensive coordinator Brian Hartline to the full-time coordinator role.
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