OFFICIAL: Ohio State Hires Chip Kelly As Next Offensive Coordinator

Ohio State has hired UCLA head coach Chip Kelly as its next offensive coordinator.

Matt Galatzan | Feb 9, 2024

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The search for Bill O'Brien's came to a quick resolution.

On Friday, Chip Kelly was named the next offensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, replacing O'Brien after just three weeks on the job.

The hire comes just hours after O'Brien left the Buckeyes and accepted the head coaching job with the Boston College Eagles on Friday morning.

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“We are extremely excited to have Chip and his wife, Jill, joining our program,” Day said. “His experience as a head coach at Oregon, UCLA and in the NFL will bring immediate value to our entire team. I am really looking forward to reconnecting with Chip, introducing him to our staff and team and chasing a championship together.

Like O'Brien, Kelly will be expected to take over playcalling duties from Day, who will be giving that responsibility up for the first time in his head coaching career.

Kelly and Day go way back, with Day serving as Kelly's quarterback at New Hampshire from 1998-2001. The two were also both on the New Hampshire staff in 2002, with Day as tight ends coach and Kelly as offensive coordiantor.

Flash forward to 2015 and the two were once again coaching together, this time with the Day serving as the Eagles QB coach under Kelly. One year later, Kelly took over as the head coach of the 49ers, with Day following him - once again as the QB coach.

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On paper, their relationship makes all the sense in the world.

Kelly is a proven offensive mastermind and will have all the talent in the world at his disposal at Ohio State.

Now, he brings his playcalling prowess to Columbus, where he will have arguably the most talent he has had at the college level since his time at Oregon.

Published Feb 9, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

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