Kelly Is Oregon's Coach in Waiting
The Wiz of Odds —
... Oregon offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, left, will be named Mike Bellotti's successor as coach, according to Rob Moseley of the Eugene Register-Guard. ...
Report: Bellotti Quitting As Oregon Ducks Coach
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... !) Numerous reports out of the Pacific Northwest indicated that Bellotti today would announce he was stepping down, but not give a timetable . But KPTV reports the move will be made after this season. You wonder if the move is such a grand idea, considering how succession plans like this one have flopped recently at West Virginia and K-State. It also comes as a bit of a surprise that Bellotti would step down as coach. Bellotti, 58, is in his 14th season as UO coach. He certainly resurrected a moribund program, but has never been able to get the Ducks into position as a ...
McCorvey to South Carolina; Plus, Tuesday Recap
Inside Mississippi State Sports with Brad Locke —
... , for what that’s worth. There’s also been news with the Syracuse search, which is relevant to us because East Carolina’s Skip Holtz is reportedly on the short list to replace Greg Robinson. Also on the list was Oregon offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who today was named coach-in-waiting for the Ducks. ...
Headlinin': Charlie Weis, survivor
Dr. Saturday —
... This is typically shrewd: Kelly didn't get anything like Will Muschamp's $900,000 windfall (there is an annual retention bonus), but like Muschamp and fellow heirs-in-waiting Jimbo Fisher and Joker Phillips, Kelly has been heavily pursued the last couple seasons, and had been heavily linked to the Syracuse job even before Saturday's 700-yard romp at Oregon State raised his profile and market value that much more. He was probably going to interview with the Orange today before the ducks promised to hand over the keys to a much flashier ride. ...
