Kelly Hire Has Link to Scandal
MOBILE, Ala. --- Wearing Eagles garb at this morning's Senior Bowl weigh-in and sitting with the Birds' scouts was Josh Gibson, Oregon's former assistant director of football operations.
Kelly Hire Has Link to Scandal
Les Bowen
MOBILE, Ala. --- Wearing Eagles garb at this morning's Senior Bowl weigh-in and sitting with the Birds' scouts was Josh Gibson, Oregon's former assistant director of football operations.
Reports from Oregon over the weekend indicated Gibson was being hired by the Eagles in an unspecified capacity. The Eagles have not confirmed this, or much of anything else about Kelly's staff.
In the summer of 2011, Gibson was implicated as a key figure in an NCAA investigation that could result in sanctions against the Ducks. Gibson was the main contact at Oregon for Will Lyles, a Houston-based "recruiting consultant" who was paid $25,000 for "information" that reportedly did not meet NCAA standards. The implication has been that Lyles was paid to steer players to Oregon.
Kelly, and perhaps more of his mystery staffers, are supposed to be present this afternoon at the South Senior Bowl practice in Fairhope, Ala.
CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this post referred to reports that Gibson was dismissed by Oregon in 2011 because of the recruiting scandal. He was not. Gibson remained at Oregon until last weekend when Kelly hired him for the Eagles.
Comments (42)
so what— WFChamps- What! Your boy helps recruit (and breaks a few rules in the process). So what, Kelly's supposed to now abandon him?
I don't think so.
Besides, the NCAA, in its entirety, is a hypocrisy. - At the time of this post, 27% of the people think Pat Shurmur will blend well with Chip Kelly.
On what do you based your opinion?
Do 27% of the people actually "know" Shurmur and/or Kelly?
I just don't get it. You known neither, yet you have an opinion as to whether they'll get along.
Okay, here's one . . . would I and Lawrence Rudymore get along? What's the difference. Yo don't know me and L.R. doesn't even exist.
I watched the same thing happen with Kolb. Many thought he would be great (comparing him to Aaron Rodgers). And I kept myself asking what these people what they were basing their opinions on.
As it turns out Kolb is more like Ginger Rogers than Aaron Rodgers.
So, again, I have to ask, "On what????? do you base your opinion?"
C'mon, help me somebody.
While, I'm at it, these polls suck, and that's why I don't answer most of 'em.
Since when did the "newspaper" become a polling station?
And worse, since when did the "news"paper ask the most unintelligible questions known to man?
Ah, I think I've got it . . . since the "news"paper started going out of business . . . and yet, you wonder why? - You right..We dont know.But the question asked "do you think". And I prefer to remain optimistic and say yes I do think . Why? Because Shurmur is calm and conservative,and I believe can help to adapt Kelly to the NFL..Shurmur is mature and experienced. I believe he can help with Foles also. In other words,Kellp adapts well to stiuational football ,but the NFL lil different than coolege..Thats where Shurmur comes in.Just as Kelly has helped Belichek,Shanahan,and Carroll(all made playoffs).. — tommy129
- @tommy129. Good answer. — walt1
- And Lonewolf1, who cares what you think?! Opinions vary for many reasons, none of which you would understand. Get a life. — walt1
- It shouldnt matter unless you care about college football. Wont be the first or last time these things happen, its the fault of the culture of big time college fball. Students have to commit, coaches dont, they do what they have to do to win, bottom line.— peteike
Oh please! The NCAA has tried to put lipstick on that pig of college recruiting for years. The fact is Division I football is a professional minor league for the NFL. Any attempt by the NCAA to make it look like "collegiate athletics" is futile. Get over it.— John621- James Michener wrote as much 40 years ago in his book "Sports in America." His suggestion at that time was to separate college football into two leagues: One league would have semi-pro teams playing under a college brand which didn't pretend to give the athletes a university-degree education, a second league would have high academic requirements and no scholarships or TV revenue. There are certainly exceptions to both sides of college athletes who excel in both areas and still graduate in 4 years, but this is incredibly difficult, as the given sport amounts to a 1/2 to full-time job running at the same time as the academic year. — factcheck
- Anything having to do with the Eagles is scandalous according to Philly.com. And if not, they'll make it a scandal.— ej610
- this is a story? must be a slow day— PSUJAX
- Josh Gibson? Who's next, Satchel Paige.— watsonmr
- It's probably no accident of timing that Kelly is moving to the pros, like Pete Carroll before him. They see the fire started before the rest of us do, and grab their coat.— banned
- Our talent machine is badly broken. If he can help, we need it.— casehop
- watsonmr - Maybe Josh Gibson and Eagles running back coach, soon to be tight end coach, Ted Williams can teach the Phillies how to hit.— VitoCorleone
- College football is a scandal unto itself....next.— Phillyfan666
- I like how they make it look like he hired the big duck.— Sidewinder7
- We thought that the only clean 1A football program was Penn State. Boy were we wrong. The NCAA is running a semi-pro league and pretending it anyting but. So what.— Dutch-wayne
- At the risk of whipping up the wrath of the Paterno haters, exactly when was Penn State placed on probation for accepting money from boosters, engaging in improper recruiting tactics, or allowing academic fraud amongst the athletes? — melbill6294
- Wow, no doom and gloom venom on the Chip Kelly hiring from CharlieGarner25 today?— mportik
- who cares???? with the 4th selection in the 2013 NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select............?— 14 years of
- mportik, he's at the inauguration. You didn't see him up at the podium next to Joe Biden.— watsonmr
- With the "mystery staffers" reference, Les officially takes the first veiled shot at the new coach.— dasher
- So what? lmao. So you dont mind morally corrupt people representing your city/team?— twpman
- If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duCk, and walks like a duck then it must be duck with a past.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- SO What! this is news?— bill poore
- -Factcheck Interesting info, thanks for contributing. I'd like to see them completely revamp college football programs and the BCS. I like the idea of creating two leagues as suggested, with one that would allow players to be paid. At least at that point you can regulate and administer the league and keep the playing field level. The issue is the dominant schools don't want to lose their current power, and they aren't going to allow it without a major fight. I think it would take a Penn State sized recruiting scandal and DC to get involved before a major change will be considered.— TrollXterminator
- if the NCAA had any actual integrity there might be some concern but the NCAA is just one more corrupt corporate entity trying to regulate another corrupt entity, big time college football.— anthemra
- Jut give u back our Kelly Green Uniforms. We are not the Raiders or the Steelers.— tomficara
- What, garner is Chuck Schumer? Dang, now I REALLY REALLY REALLY have to move out of New York. Of course that explains why the state is in the condition it is...they PASSED to much in Albany.— tpizza
- NCAA RULES ARE STUPID AND HYPOCRITICAL AT BEST— DONDEN31
- Wow, one so-called infraction. And the school didn't fire the guy. So what?— mike l
- where is chip kellys girlfriend ???— JOEYMACK
- I would rather read about another guy with a fake dead girlfriend. Philly fans are not the problem, the press is. This article is a great example of it.— paulie
- That stuff is legal in the pros.— mlwmlw
- The Seahawks got Carroll because of impending doom at USC. The Birds got Kelly because of impending doom at Oregon. Very naughty in the APAC-10.— 2ndNlong
- Shut up, Bowen. Go work for TMZ or something. You have zero sports knowledge and you show it anytime you're on with that idiot Barkann.— spittooncj
- NCAA football: All the pain and brain damage of the NFL without all that annoying cash.— Bruce in NM
- What does "implicated" mean? Is the investigation still open?— RichB
- We should look at Gregg Williams who was just cleared to be reinstated by the Commish, forget the baggage , the guy can coach up a defense !— UVharvey
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