Reports: Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State to become Raiders OC
Feb 2, 2025, 3:22 PM | Updated: Feb 3, 2025, 9:45 am

Offensive coordinator Chip Kelly of the Ohio State Buckeyes speaks to the media during the Ohio State Buckeyes media day at the Georgia World Congress Center prior to the 2025 CFP National Championship between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Since hiring Pete Carroll to be their head coach of the future, the Las Vegas Raiders have continued to fill out their coaching staff, with Ohio State’s Chip Kelly being the newest addition, joining the organization as their offensive coordinator.
The following is via Field Level Media:
Chip Kelly is leaving national champion Ohio State to return to the NFL as offensive coordinator of the Las Vegas Raiders, ESPN reported Sunday.
Kelly, 61, spent just one season with the Buckeyes and the campaign ended with a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national title game.
Quarterback Will Howard threw for 5,786 yards and 48 touchdowns in 50 games over four seasons at Kansas State before transferring to Ohio State. Under Kelly’s tutelage, Howard passed for 4,010 yards and 35 touchdowns in 16 games in 2024.
Kelly served four years in the NFL as a head coach, going a combined 28-35 with the Philadelphia Eagles (2013-15) and San Francisco 49ers (2016).
Kelly also spent 10 seasons as a college head coach. He went 46-7 in four seasons at Oregon (2009-12) and 35-34 in six seasons at UCLA (2018-23).
The Raiders recently hired former Seattle Seahawks and Southern California coach Pete Carroll as their new head coach.
–Field Level Media
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The Las Vegas Raiders are re-signing Patrick Graham to remain their defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported.
Graham, who has held the position since 2022, saw his contract expire at the end of this season.
He is expected to provide continuity for new head coach Pete Carroll and new general manager John Spytek.
Patrick Graham, 46, served as a defensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins in 2019 and with the New York Giants in 2020-21 before joining Las Vegas.
The Raiders (4-13) were hampered by injuries and finished 15th in yards allowed (333.1 per game) and tied for 25th in scoring defense (25.5 points per game) in 2024.
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