Chip Kelly turned down a job offer last season from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but former Oregon coach Mike Bellott said that it is "inevitable" that he eventually leaves for the NFL.

“There are nine chances in 10 if he wins out [this season] he's gone,” said another source who did not want to be identified.

Kelly has led Oregon to consecutive Pac-12 titles and a berth in the national championship.

“It's just inevitable that he will eventually be in the NFL,” Bellotti said. “Chip is one of the ultimate competitors and he sees that. It actually surprised me he changed his mind [with the Bucs] last year.

“Whether they get to the national championship and whether they win the national championship, I don't know. To think he'll stay there when ultimately his idea of top jobs is to get to the Super Bowl, it won't happen, unfortunately, at the college level.”