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De'Anthony Thomas took the suspense out of the Fiesta Bowl in 12 seconds on Thursday, taking the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.
Now, can anyone catch Chip Kelly?
Kelly has gone where no other coach has gone before -- in four years as Oregon's head coach, he has taken the Ducks to 46 victories and four BCS games.
The latest, a 35-17 humbling of Kansas State in the Tostito's Fiesta Bowl, shifts the focus from the team he has built onto the one that he might be Godfathered into. Given his resume, Kelly seems certain to receive an offer or two for one of the seven NFL vacancies. There may be one he cannot refuse.
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Chip Kelly’s bubble is comfortable, thank you very much. He likes it here. Practice, video, maybe a break for lunch. Go over game-plan details one more time. Maybe 10 more times. This is the life of a football-obsessive, the... more »
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The Chip Kelly National Convention was just about all wrapped up. The football game was long over. The music had stopped playing. The photo ops were finished. The candidate coach already had accepted the Fiesta Bowl... more »
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