The Philadelphia Eagles decided to move on from former Oregon coach Chip Kelly on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

Kelly, who coached the Ducks to a 46-7 record and a BCS National Championship Game appearance against Auburn, is one of the most respected men in the profession, at least in the college ranks.

But after making a series of risky, criticized moves as coach/general manager, Philadelphia is 6-9 entering the regular-season finale, and the Eagles fired him.

That immediately has led to speculation about where Kelly will go next.

There currently are no FBS head coaching jobs open. Several NFL insiders anticipate that he may re-unite with former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota with the Tennessee Titans. That team is 3-12 entering Week 17, and most expect that coach Mike Mularkey will not be retained.

Still, Kelly could decide to sit out the 2016 season and wait for an appealing college job to open. If he does that, Auburn, LSU and Texas A&M all should at least have Kelly on their radar in case change is needed after next year.

It isn’t beyond all realm of possibility that the Aggies could at least have a conversation with Kelly’s agent through back channels if they feel that Kevin Sumlin is entering 2016 as a lame-duck coach.

Alas, Kelly to the SEC is a very big longshot. But with outgoing personalities and mainstays like Steve Spurrier, Mark Richt and Gary Pinkel, the group of SEC coaches could use another sexy name like Kelly.