Chip Kelly return to Oregon? No, never, not now

Aug 23, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesFans love redemption stories and tidy solutions. Chip Kelly was recently fired in Las Vegas, and the Ducks need a new offensive coordinator. The natural leap is to ask, could Chip return to Eugene, defy Thomas Wolfe and all logic?

The simple emphatic answer is, no way.

Kelly caught lightning in a bottle as Oregon offensive coordinator in 2007, promoted to head coach in 2009. He lost his first game in embarrassing fashion, 19-7 at Boise State, but…