By Danielle Daniels

Chip Kelly OSU OC Western Michigan Week 2 9 3 2024.mp3

Chip Kelly is in his first season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the Ohio State Buckeyes. The veteran Power 5 and NFL head coach was named to the position by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on Feb. 9. Kelly has a three-year contract that will carry him through the 2026 season.

Day knows exactly what he and the Ohio State program is getting in Kelly. Day was coached by Kelly at New Hampshire and he later coached with him at New Hampshire (2002) and for two years in the NFL: 2015 with the Philadelphia Eagles and 2016 with the San Francisco 49ers.

Additionally, both coaches are from Manchester, N.H. and both are University of New Hampshire graduates.

“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.

Kelly has 33 years of coaching experience with 29 years in the college game and four as an NFL head coach. He comes to Ohio State after six seasons as head coach at UCLA. The Bruins were 35-34 under Kelly and 25-13 the past three seasons.

His Bruins’ team ranked 17th nationally in rushing in 2023 and set a school record with 503.6 total yards per game in 2022. His 2021 team led the Pac-12 in scoring (36.5; 12th nationally) and ranked 14th in rushing (215.1). His 2020 team also led the Pac-12 in scoring and ranked 12th nationally in rushing at 230.6 yards per game.

INFORMATION COURTESY OHIO STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS