Ohio State Offensive Coordinator Odds: Who Will Replace Chip Kelly In 2025?

For the second time in as many seasons, the Ohio State Buckeyes need a new offensive coordinator. Chip Kelly, after one year in Columbus under coach Ryan Day, is joining forces with Pete Carroll as the next offensive coordinator of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders.

Ohio State is coming off of a College Football Playoff national championship and has long been one of the biggest names in college football. So there’s no shortage of suitors for the program's OC role and the Buckeyes will be among the favorites to win the CFP title again in the 2025 season at Ohio betting sites.

With that in mind, BetOhio.com broke down some odds on who will replace Kelly in Columbus, with a host of quality options for Day to pick from this fall:

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Ohio State Football Next Offensive Coordinator Odds

Coach	Current Position	Percentage Chance	Odds
Brian Hartline	Ohio State Co-Offensive Coordinator & WRs Coach	18.2%	+450
Kevin Wilson	Former Tulsa Head Coach	14.3%	+600
Jason Candle	Toledo Head Coach	12.5%	+700
Joe Moorhead	Akron Head Coach	12.5%	+700
Neal Brown	Former West Virginia Head Coach	10.0%	+900
Will Stein	Oregon Offensive Coordinator	8.3%	+1100
Jeff Nixon	Syracuse Offensive Coordinator	7.4%	+1250
Mike Shanahan	Indiana Offensive Coordinator	7.4%	+1250
Other		9.1%	+1000

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Kelly is a former head coach at Oregon and UCLA, plus he has stint as an NFL head coach with the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Now he is returning to the pros after spending a year in Columbus at the side of Day, for whom Kelly has been a mentor.

Kelly returns to the NFL some nine years after the Niners fired him, setting the table for his return to that stage in 2025. And Day, now a CFP championship-winning head coach, can land another play caller of his choice after the Buckeyes captured their first national title since 2014 by defeating Notre Dame on Jan. 20 in the final of the first 12-team CFP playoff.

At bet365 Ohio Sportsbook, OSU is the favorite at +450 odds to win the CFP title next season, ahead of Texas (+600) and Georgia (+650).

Who Replaces Chip Kelly at Ohio State?

Right now, our odds pick to replace Kelly as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator is his now-former colleague. Buckeyes co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline is our top pick, at +450. He is followed by Kevin Wilson (+600), who held the role from 2017-22. He left to become head coach at Tulsa, where he was fired in November after less than two seasons.

Should Day look to go outside of the family to replace Kelly, keep an eye on two-time MAC Coach of the Year, Jason Candle of Toledo. We list him at +700 odds alongside another MAC head coach, Joe Moorhead of Akron. Former West Virginia and Troy head coach Neal Brown is next up, at +900.

Longshots to keep an eye on in Columbus include Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein (+1100), then Syracuse OC Jeff Nixon and Indiana OC Mike Shanahan, at +1250 apiece to replace Kelly. Ohio sportsbook apps often list “the field” as a choice and so do we, at +1000 odds for any candidate not listed.

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Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan writes for BetOhio.com and has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, with experience at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.