The biggest recent head coaching departure around the Power Five this offseason that could impact the Texas football program in some ways involved the UCLA Bruins losing Chip Kelly.
Late last week, the Ohio State Buckeyes reportedly (per ESPN’s Pete Thamel) hired Kelly from UCLA to replace Bill O’Brien as their next offensive coordinator. O’Brien was named the head coach for the Boston College Eagles just a couple of weeks after he was hired to head coach Ryan Day’s staff at Ohio State early this offseason.
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Day will no longer be calling plays for Ohio State’s offense, which is why O’Brien was hired in the first place in January. Kelly will now be assuming that role for the Buckeyes for the foreseeable future at least.
Ohio State reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with Kelly to be their next offensive coordinator.
The move for Kelly to leave UCLA to take the offensive coordinator job at Ohio State took some by surprise. Kelly did have his fair share of ups and downs in his six years as UCLA’s head coach. But it is a step down in title and pay for him to leave a Power Five head coaching position to be an offensive coordinator for another P5 school.
