Bo Nix breaks down Chip Kelly's coaching style
Bo Nix may not have always been at Oregon, but he recognizes the impact Chip Kelly had on the Ducks.
As Nix prepares to face Kelly’s best team yet at UCLA, the former Auburn quarterback broke down the latter’s coaching style, and the sheer success he had in Eugene back in the day.
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“He’s the one that I remember that kind of started it all. The spread offenses, the run attack, the no-huddle, the tempo stuff. He was really good at it back in the day,” stated Nix. “Then obviously in the south I knew it, because they played in the national championship against Auburn.
“So seeing what he does many times, I’ve seen him, all the running backs and quarterbacks that he’s coached. He had great success here.”
Moreover, Kelly led the Ducks from 2009-2012, going 46-7 as a head coach before taking his talents to the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. After a less than stellar stint with both franchises, he returned to the college game in 2018 to lead the Bruins, where he’s rebuilt the program from the ground up.
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In his first three seasons with UCLA, Kelly didn’t win more than four games. However, the Bruins began to show signs of progress last season with an 8-4 record, and now they sit undefeated ahead of their matchup with Oregon.
Meanwhile, Nix has rebounded nicely after a slow start to his first season in Eugene. After a 49-3 drubbing against Georgia in his first game with the Ducks, Oregon hasn’t lost, and their quarterback has been a huge reason why.
To illustrate, Nix has passed for 1,526 passing yards and 12 passing touchdowns on the season, adding 331 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns, as well. Opposing Dorian Thompson-Robinson on Saturday, Nix will have to bring his best to the showdown.
No, Bo Nix didn’t grow up around Chip Kelly and Oregon, but he recognizes the immense success the coach had with the program. When the two Pac-12 squads take the field on Saturday, the atmosphere will be electric, but only one can leave with a victory.