Chip Kelly’s made it clear before he didn’t exactly adore everything about being a college coach. So, even though we had fun imagining him as the solution to various open jobs this carousel, his official exit from the Eagles probably doesn’t signal a return, if he can help it.
There aren’t really any open college jobs for Chip Kelly, which might not matter
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Besides, the only remaining open gigs are Ball State and Texas State, two mid-majors a bit beneath Chip’s level. Though he did joke about hearing from North Texas State.
Bleeding Green Nation has the two simple reasons Kelly’s looking for a new job, and the two most-speculated potential destinations are both fun for college fans. A reunion with Marcus Mariota in Tennessee? A reunion with one-time Oregon commit Johnny Manziel in Cleveland?
Yesterday’s bowls!
- Baylor did maybe the most impressive offensive thing I’ve ever seen with my own eyes: breaking bowl records while down to a five-man quarterback rotation.
- Cal QB Jared Goff (probably) polished his NFL Draft resume with a six-touchdown practice against Air Force.
- Leonard Fournette made Texas Tech’s defense look as bad as Auburn’s defense, folks.
- LSU fans did a miserable job of insulting Kliff Kingsbury, comparing his physical features to Ryan Gosling’s.
- The game that was kind of barely on TV and had been lambasted by a conference commissioner had a great ending!
Clemson’s suddenly without its most dangerous wide receiver, plus two others. That news broke within 48 hours of the Playoff.
Oklahoma’s Joe Mixon hasn’t spoken to media since being reinstated a year after punching a woman. He appeared at Orange Bowl media day, and he ... uh, still hasn’t really spoken to media? It was a bad mess.
Just when you worried Oregon might be normal, the Ducks and bowl opponent TCU unveiled some super fire end zone designs for the Alamo Bowl.
Houston head coach Tom Herman got his grill. It's in his mouth. His Grill Committee of players looks happy about it. That's what it do, baby.
Why FSU being without sometimes-starting QB Everett Golson for the Peach Bowl probably isn’t a big deal.
“ESPN samples Michigan’s new virtual reality recruiting tool.” Sure, I’ll watch that.
Today’s bowls! (All times ET)
- Auburn was picked No. 1 in the SEC. Now Gus Malzahn fights to avoid a losing record, against a still-scary Memphis. (12 p.m., ESPN)
- The Belk Bowl is your last chance to watch Dak Prescott in college. Sold. (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
- Kevin Sumlin vs. Bobby Petrino sounds like an all-offense dream match. LOL nope! (7 p.m., ESPN)
- Watch USC’s offense vs. Wisconsin’s defense. Get some Fallout 4 done when the ball’s on the other side. (10:30 p.m., ESPN)
Podcast Ain’t Played Nobody is here to talk about the Big 12 doing the overreaction-y expansion thing again.
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