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Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly is leaving the Buckeyes for the same position with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, according to CBS Sports’/247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. The loss is significant for Ohio State, and not just because Kelly played a pivotal role in leading the Buckeyes to their first national title in a decade, but it also means that Ohio State now has to replace both of its coordinators and one of its top assistants less than a month after downing Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Jim Knowles left for Penn State in the last week of January, becoming college football’s highest-paid defensive coordinator in the process. Offensive line coach Justin Frye, who developed a pair of potential first-round 2025 NFL Draft picks in Josh Simmons and Donovan Jackson, made his own move to the NFL by joining the Arizona Cardinals.
Kelly left his position as UCLA’s head coach to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator following the 2023 season. The pairing yielded tremendous results for the Buckeyes. They finished the regular season averaging 423.5 yards and 35.5 points per game. Ohio State averaged 36.3 points during its run through the College Football Playoff and scored a combined 83 points in its first two games against Tennessee and top-seeded Oregon.
Under Kelly’s guidance, running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins each rushed for over 1,000 yards and combined for 24 total touchdowns. Quarterback Will Howard, a former starter at Kansas State, posted career highs with 4,010 yards and 35 touchdowns passing. First-year phenom Jeremiah Smith shattered the Big Ten record for single-season touchdown receptions by a freshman (15).
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2025-02-03 00:04:00
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