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John Canzano of The Oregonian said that the University of Oregon wants to interview UCLA head coach Chip Kelly for its head football coaching vacancies.
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Sources tell us that the Oregon football team is trying to get Chip Kelly back as their head coach. He took Oregon to the national championship game in 2010 and received a lot of support there. His UCLA deal is $9 million.
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Kelly was the head coach of the Ducks from 2009 to 2012
He was the program's offensive coach in the 2007 and '08 seasons, and his fast-paced spread offense helped change the college game.
It was one of the most successful periods of football in Oregon's history. In four seasons under Kelly, the Ducks went 46-7, 2-2 in bowl games, and reached the 2010 season's BCS Championship Game, but lost to Florida State.
The Associated Press ranked Kelly's team as a Top Four team in the last three seasons.
The New Hampshire native took over as the Philadelphia Eagles head coach. He went just 28-35 in three seasons with the Birds and one with the 49ers. After two 10 win seasons in his first two NFL seasons, he was fired in 2015 after a 6-9 start to the season and only last year with the Niners following a 2-14 disaster.
After taking a year off from coaching, Kelly came back to the college game with the UCLA Bruins. In four seasons at Westwood, he's gone just 18-25, though the team finished .
If he takes the Oregon job, he would be replacing Mario Cristobal, who left for the Miami Hurricanes gig. In parts of five seasons at Oregon, Cristobal was 35-13.
