BREAKING NEWS: Chip Kelly leaves University of Oregon for NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly has officially accepted coaching for the Philadelphia Eagles. Chip Kelley beat out 11 other candidates. This is a surprise coming soon after declaring that he would stay in Oregon. Kelly’s record is 46-7 with Oregon.
Chip Kelly’s leaving at a time when Forbes magazine last month predicted “Oregon and Washington may soon witness a decline in value” due to changing budget climate. Already, the Oregon Ducks with Chip Kelly were ranked very high by Forbes magazine as the nation’s #15 most valuable college football team. Forbes rated their current value at $74 million with revenue at $52 million and Profit at $32 million — showing solid growth. Read more here.
The Wall Street Journal last week published this Team Evaluation standing.
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