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Chip Kelly is ESPN’s newest college football analyst

By Nick Stavrakis

Sep 25, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly stands on the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Seattle defeated San Francisco, 37-18. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly stands on the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Seattle defeated San Francisco, 37-18. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /
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After testing his luck in the NFL, Chip Kelly will now be dissecting the game from a studio.

It seems as though when sports careers are coming to an end, a job in TV is a nice bet for the next step. Add former college football and NFL coach Chip Kelly to that list. It was announced yesterday that ESPN and Kelly had reached a multiyear agreement for the coach to serve as an analyst. Since Kelly has both experience in college football and the NFL, his roles with ESPN will be dynamic. With that being said, it seems as though Kelly’s main focus will be at the college level: “Kelly will primarily be part of Saturday pregame, halftime and wrap-up shows on ESPN2. He will also provide NFL analysis on Sundays during SportsCenter,” said ESPN in an announcement.

This is a good get for ESPN. Kelly has always been an exceptional football mind, even if Eagles and 49ers fans would beg to differ. There is no doubt Kelly’s time in the NFL was short lived, but his pedigree in the college game speaks volumes. He built a blue-chip program at the University of Oregon where his teams were in contention each year. In 2010, he took Oregon to the national championship game where he fell short to Cam Newton’s Auburn Tigers. Regardless, the recent history of college football cannot be written without Kelly.

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I’m sure Kelly would rather be coaching this fall, but his new gig poses some value as he suggests. “Over the last 30 years, I have experienced football from one perspective — as a coach,” Working in television will allow me to see the game from a different angle; simultaneously, I’ll provide viewers an insight to the mindset of a coach and team while offering alternative views of various situations,” he said.

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