AUDIO: Chip Kelly Denies Taking Tampa Bay Bucs Job, Drops Wedding Crashers Quote With 95.3 FM The Score

Chip Kelly Returns To Oregon Ducks, Changes Mind About Tampa Bay Bucs, According To Report

Hey, remember that report where Chip Kelly looked like he was about to be the next head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and leave the Oregon Ducks in a bit of a panic? Looks like Chip was just kidding about all of that. Joke's on us! Adam Jude of the Eugene Register-Guard reports.

University of Oregon football coach Chip Kelly told a highly placed UO source late Sunday night that he has reversed course and decided to turn down an offer from the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The source told The Register-Guard earlier Sunday night that Kelly had reached an agreement to become Tampa Bay’s head coach. “It’s done,” the source said.

Just before midnight, Kelly changed his mind, telling the source: “I’m staying.”

Kelly back at Oregon? Well, Pac-12 defensive coordinators can go back to plotting the rest of the offseason away.

I'm guessing Phil Knight was not at all happy to hear that rumor and made sure that Kelly would be well-compensated by the Ducks, well over whatever the Buccaneers are offering. NFL teams can offer a lot, but Knight is a one-man spender here who generally doesn't want to see Oregon heading backward as a program. Oregon fans look like they can rest easy tonight.

To discuss Kelly and the Ducks, head on over to Addicted to Quack. To talk about Kelly spurning the Bucs, head to Bucs Nation.

Chip Kelly Leaving Oregon Ducks To Become Tampa Bay Bucs Head Coach, According To Report

Chip Kelly might be on his way to taking his high-flying offense to the pros. Will both he and the Oregon Ducks manage the same success at the next level?

Adam Jude of the Register-Guard files this report.

University of Oregon football coach Chip Kelly has reached an agreement to become the head coach of NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a highly placed UO athletic department source told The Register-Guard.

"It’s done," the source said Sunday night.

A deal has not been announced by Tampa Bay, and a UO athletic department spokesman said Sunday night that Kelly’s status with the UO had not officially changed.

It's always been rumored that Kelly was interested in the next level, but these rumors and the latest report seems to indicate those rumors were facts. Kelly is probably very interested in trying out his offense at the next level, instilling it in a pro team and making it work. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be the team that best fits his profile and has the vacancy for Kelly to try it out.

How the Ducks will be adapt will be interesting. The Oregon offense is almost entirely attuned to run Kelly's schemes and offense, and it's not likely to change anytime soon. The Ducks will need to find a head coach that is attuned to the spread option and won't tinker with its mechanisms too much.

To discuss the prospect of Kelly leaving Oregon, head on over to Addicted to Quack. To discuss the though of Kelly heading to Tampa Bay, go to Bucs Nation.

Chip Kelly, Tampa Bay Buccaneers In Contract Discussions, According To Report

Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly is reportedly in contract negotiations with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.