LOS ANGELES -- Chip Kelly knew it was coming. The Oregon head coach had not spoken with the media extensively about the NCAA investigation into Will Lyles and his recruiting service but carefully avoided answering anything related to the matter despite being peppered with questions about it at Pac-12 Media Days."Obviously, I know the one question everybody is waiting to have answered is," Kelly said. "We sent out a release earlier concerning on -- we have great respect for the NCAA in terms of their review and examination of our use of recruiting services and we've cooperated fully with them and will continue to cooperate with them.
"As head coach of this program and of this football program, we're held accountable for everything we do. So we look forward to, when we can, I'd love to talk about it. There are a lot of answers I'd love to make sure we can get out there."
Though several recruits have said they are taking a wait-and-see approach with Oregon and the NCAA, Kelly eased Ducks fans' fears about the program's recruiting sliding.
"I haven't had to address it with the recruits right now," he said. "We're coming off back-to-back Pac-10 championships as we move into a brand-new league with a brand-new television contract, it's a bright future for us. We had a berth in the Rose Bowl, we had a berth in the National Championship Game. And I understand from the kids we've talked to, our recruit something going very, very well."
Kelly added that he has not made significant changes to how he recruits or how his staff goes about evaluating players. In regards to Lyles in particular, who Kelly has had frequent contact with in the past, the quick talker was not concerned with the outside perception of Oregon or other schools doing business with him.
"I can't speak to what any other school has done with him," Kelly said. "I know he deals with 80-some odd schools and what other services he's been involved with. But I know how we dealt with them. But again, I've got to defer to. -- I'd love to talk about it. And when we have a chance after the report comes out, I'll be able to clear up any questions that anybody has about the whole situation."
