Whether you chose to believe him or not, at least Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly is officially on the record. During his regularly scheduled Monday press conference in Philadelphia, Kelly said he never met with anybody to discuss the previously vacant head coaching position at USC.
Chip said he has had no contact with USC.
— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) November 30, 2015
"I've never looked at college jobs." Chip said he is "totally committed" to coaching Eagles. "This is where I want to be."
— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) November 30, 2015
Alright then. So at least that’s that. (But what about his agent?)
USC filled the head coaching position this morning by officially announcing Clay Helton will remain the head coach after serving as the interim head coach following the dismissal of Steve Sarkisian earlier this season. Kelly, the former head coach at Oregon, has had his name attached to multiple coaching rumors at the college level since he left for the NFL, including Texas and Florida before this position at USC opened. Kelly has stood firm on his public statements about not having any interest in a college job, but that never seems to silence the fun hypothetical discussions about his probable eventual return to college football.