Chip Kelly says he will not be Oregon’s next head coach

Immediately following the firing of Mark Helfrich, Chip Kelly is already denying that he’ll be moving back to Oregon

Tuesday night the college football world received the news that it was firmly expecting, that being the Oregon Ducks fired head football coach Mark Helfrich. After a 4-8 season, they administration decided to make a change.

Of course, immediately following the news, the one name who consistently popped up as a replacement was none other than Chip Kelly. The rumors started swirling that Kelly might want to call it quits on aspirations in the NFL, where he currently coaches the San Francisco 49ers, who are 1-10 on the 2016 campaign.

Kelly has denied any interest in going back to college before, and he is doing so again.

On Wednesday he was of course asked about the possibility of heading back to Eugene, and once again he let it be known that he won’t be trading in 49ers colors for the brightness of Oregon.

In four seasons as the head coach of the Ducks from 2009-2012, Kelly tallied a remarkable record of 46-7. He also made an appearance in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, losing a tight one to Cam Newton and the Auburn Tigers.

Kelly left for the NFL in 2013, beginning his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles. He went 26-21 in three seasons with the Eagles, including winning a division title in his first season. However, he never appeared to click with management, who decided to move on from Kelly last season. He was then hired by the 49ers last offseason.

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Does this declaration on Wednesday mean emphatically that Kelly will not return to lead Oregon once again? Not really. Remember, we once heard Nick Saban say that he would not leave the Miami Dolphins for the Alabama Crimson Tide and, well, yeah we all saw what happened there.

But for the time being, Kelly is sticking to his guns and will dismiss any rumors that he wants to go back.