Ohio State Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly leaves Buckeyes to NFLS Las Vegas Raiders

Chip Kelly leaves Buckeyes after one year as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to become the offensive coordinator of NFLS Las Vegas Raiders, according to ESPNS ADAM SCHOFT AND PETE TAMEL.

He becomes the third assistant coach who leaves Ohio State this offseason and joins the defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and offensive line trainer Justin Frye. Knowles left Buckeyes to become the defensive coordinator of Penn State, while Frye left Ohio State to become Arizona Cardinals’ offensive line trainer.

According to the conditions of Three-year contract Kelly signed with Ohio State last year, Kelly owes Ohio State a $ 350,000 -Buyout to leave Ohio State to become an NFL assistant coach.

Kelly had expressed interest in becoming an NFL offensive coordinator last season before becoming Ohio State’s offensive coordinator. Kelly joined Ohio State’s staff last February last year and replaced Bill O’Brien when he left Ohio State after only three weeks as an offensive coordinator to become the head coach of Boston College.

Ryan Day turned a hiring period as the principal coach that he delegated Play-Calling tasks.

When Kelly calls Ohio State’s offensive plays and coached Buckeyes’ quarterbacks, Ohio State scored 35.7 points per day. The fight-an increase of more than five points per Fight from 2023 and Will Howard ended a school record 73% of his passport while led to the Buckeyes for a national championship.

Now Ohio State will be looking for a new offensive coordinator for the third year in a row. Buckey’s foreign former Brian Hartline to the offensive coordinator in 2023, after Kevin Wilson traveled to become the head coach of Tulsa, although Hartline-which now has the title of co-offensive coordinator-not the primary play-caller in this role.

While it is possible that Ohio State could turn to a well -known face like Wilson (which stays in the job market after Tulsa fired him in November) or Hartline to be the offensive coordinator again in 2025, Ohio State should have no shortage On interest from coordinators around country in the possibility of leading an offense that will include a number of talented players led by superstars broad, Jeremiah Smith receives.

Kelly returns to the NFL for the first time since he was the head coach of Philadelphia Eagles from 2013-15 and San Francisco 49ers in 2016. He continued to be the head coach at UCLA from 2018-23 before leaving this post to participate in DAYS Personnel Items Outside of season with reference to a desire to spend more time coaching football rather than the CEO aspects of being a head coach.