Chip Kelly is getting back into the college football business, this time without a headset.
Kelly, a former Oregon coach, is joining ESPN as a studio analyst this season. ESPN announced Friday it had signed him to a multiyear deal.
Kelly will primarily be part of Saturday pregame, halftime and wrap-up shows on ESPN2. He will also provide N.F.L. analysis on Sundays during “SportsCenter.”
The 53-year-old Kelly spent the past four seasons in the N.F.L., coaching the Philadelphia Eagles for three years and the San Francisco 49ers for one. Kelly was fired by the 49ers after going 2-14 last season.