Offensive Coordinator

Age: 49 Born: Charles Kelly, Nov. 25, 1963, Dover, N.H. At Oregon He was offensive coordinator from 2007 to '08 and head coach from 2009 to '12. He led the Ducks to BCS games in all four seasons as head coach: the 2010 Rose Bowl (26-17 loss to Ohio State), 2011 BCS national championship game (22-19 loss to Louisiana State), 2012 Rose Bowl (45-38 win over Wisconsin), and 2013 Fiesta Bowl (35-17 win over Kansas State). Under Kelly, Oregon won Pac-10 and Pac-12 Conference titles from 2009 to '11 and a Pac-12 division title in 2012.

Steve Fairchild is back with the Buffalo Bills, hired as the team's offensive coordinator and given the task of improving one of the NFL's worst offenses. Fairchild, who spent the last three seasons as the St. Louis Rams' offensive coordinator, broke into the NFL as the Bills' running-backs coach in 2001-02. He becomes the second assistant hired by Dick Jauron, named head coach Monday. Jauron's first hire was Bill Kollar, as defensive-line coach. Jets. Offensive coordinator Mark Heimerdinger accepted an unspecified financial agreement to be released from a contract that had two years remaining.

Matt Cavanaugh, the Baltimore Ravens' offensive coordinator, resigned under pressure yesterday after meeting with coach Brian Billick, who finally lost patience with the team's sputtering attack. The Ravens (9-7) lost four of their final six games and missed the playoffs. Much of the blame was heaped on an offense that finished 31st among 32 teams in average yards per game. Former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel, who served as a senior consultant on offense for the Ravens this season, will be considered as a replacement.

The Dallas Cowboys named former Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets coach Bruce Coslet as their new offensive coordinator, putting him in charge of one of the lowest-scoring offenses in the NFL. Coslet, who has been out of football since the 2000 season, replaced Jack Reilly, who was fired earlier this month. Coslet has 21 years of experience as a coach and an assistant. With the Bengals, he had a 21-39 record from 1996 through the 2000 season. He posted a 26-39 record with the Jets from 1990 through 1993.

Temple lost an offensive mind the same day it gained an offensive standout. Romond Deloatch, a senior wideout from Phoebus High School in Hampton, Va., gave Temple an oral commitment Sunday afternoon. Hours later, the Owls announced that offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler had resigned to take the same position at Auburn. "Auburn is one of the special jobs and special places in college athletics, with a tremendous amount of history and tradition," Loeffler, 37, said in a news release issued by Auburn.

In a sign that college football recruiting efforts have become more aggressive than ever, St. Joseph's Prep sophomore Skyler Mornhinweg has, according to some reports, already orally committed to play for Stanford. Mornhinweg, a member of the Class of 2012, is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound quarterback and defensive back for the Hawks. His father, Marty, is the offensive coordinator for the Eagles. Mornhinweg declined to comment on his decision last night and said that a news conference to announce his college choice has been tentatively set for Tuesday.

THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS hired former Vikings coach Brad Childress, reuniting him with his former Eagles boss, Andy Reid. Childress, who spent last season as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, will be the Chiefs' spread game analyst and work on special projects. He spent 5 years as the Minnesota head coach (2006-10), a stint that included two division titles (2008-09). The team was 12-4 in 2009. Childress previously spent seven seasons (1999-2005) with the Eagles, where he worked with Reid, the new Chiefs head coach.

Matt Rhule didn't have time to spare. After being formally announced as the Owls' 26th head football coach on Dec. 17, Rhule hit the ground running, embarking on the recruiting trail for the first time as a collegiate head coach. "We feel really good about it," said Rhule, who has 15 seasons of professional and collegiate coaching experience under his belt. "People really responded well to us. We're going to take that Temple 'T' further across the country and let people see us. " Along with recruiting, Rhule composed a staff of his own, bringing in offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, defensive coordinator Phil Snow, offensive line coach Allen Mogridge, defensive line coach Brandon Noble and wide receivers coach Terry Smith.

PHOENIX - Andy Reid appeared relaxed on the morning of his 55th birthday, clad in a Hawaiian shirt. The longtime Eagles coach, who now leads the Kansas City Chiefs, is enjoying a new life that includes quarterback Alex Smith, another heralded free-agent class, and the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. But he still holds a degree of affection for his former employer, which is one of the reasons he obliged when Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie asked Reid to talk to Chip Kelly while Kelly vacillated about replacing Reid.

The Eagles continued to add to their stable of quarterbacks and further hinted at the way they might play under coach Chip Kelly when the team signed Dennis Dixon to a two-year contract Thursday. Dixon, a practice squad quarterback with the Baltimore Ravens this season, excelled in college at Oregon when Kelly was his offensive coordinator. The 28-year old quarterback was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008 and started three games. "We are excited to bring in Dennis Dixon to compete at the quarterback position," general manager Howie Roseman said in a statement.

SOUTH CAROLINA coach Steve Spurrier says star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney doesn't want to quit on his team and is looking forward to playing football for the Gamecocks in 2013. Clowney's status become a trending topic this week, with some columnists suggesting the sophomore might sit out the season to protect his health and likely high draft position in 2014. Spurrier said Thursday while attending a South Carolina basketball game that Clowney wants another season to improve.

TWO YEARS of bad offensive lines cost Andy Reid his job. Two years of injury and inexperience up front cost Michael Vick two concussions, five injured ribs and millions of dollars. Lousy blocking and confused assignments cost the Eagles' organization two precious seasons of DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy and Brent Celek, all in their prime. Those players, and Vick, have one last chance to again set defenders quivering in their quilts on Saturday nights. That chance lies in the lap of beefy, bifocaled offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland.

EAGLES FANS were surprised when new coach Chip Kelly hired Bill Davis as his defensive coordinator last week, and not just because Davis had been interviewed nearly 2 weeks earlier. In 4 years as a coordinator - 2 years at San Francisco followed by 2 in Arizona - Davis' teams finished 32nd, 26th, 20th and 29th in NFL defense. Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers was not surprised. Capers was d-coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992, when Davis got his first NFL job there, as a quality control assistant.

Eagles head coach Chip Kelly, known to quip more than his predecessor, Andy Reid, wasn't exactly forthright. But he was amusing when talking about how the team's play-calling duties will work between him and new offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur. "I will call all the good plays, and Pat will call the bad ones," Kelly said on Monday during a news conference to introduce the new coaching staff. Shurmur was more revealing. "Things haven't been totally talked about [between us]

WE DIDN'T GET all that much closer to solving the great Billy Davis mystery Monday. Chip Kelly talked about how much he liked his new defensive coordinator when they first interviewed, nearly 2 weeks before Davis' hiring last week, but Kelly said he still wanted to talk with some other people - Kelly apparently unconcerned that this guy he says he wanted to hire had other irons in the fire. Kelly eventually acknowledged that the Eagles sought permission to talk with an assistant from one of the Super Bowl teams, and were denied.

Eagles head coach Chip Kelly, known to quip more than his predecessor, Andy Reid, wasn't exactly forthright. But he was amusing when talking about how the team's play-calling duties will work between him and new offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur. "I will call all the good plays, and Pat will call the bad ones," Kelly said on Monday during a news conference to introduce the new coaching staff. Shurmur was more revealing. "Things haven't been totally talked about [between us]