Chip Kelly Rolling In The Dough

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In his first year as head coach and into his second offseason at Oregon, Chip Kelly dealt with numerous off-field incidents that could've proved to be a major distraction for the program on the field.

That proved to be far from the case as Kelly won a Pac-10 title as a first-year head coach and has gotten the team off to a 4-0 start and lofty No. 4 ranking in his second season.

And, for all of the on-field success thus far, Kelly today has been rewarded.

According to a press release issued by the school, Kelly has signed a six-year contract extension that could keep Kelly at the school through the 2015 season, although it will officially run through June 14, 2016.

Talks on the new deal began last spring, the release said. The total value of the new agreement is $20.5 million. His final compensation in his first year as head coach was $1.8 million.

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