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Ryan Day's trust in Chip Kelly began decades ago in small-town New Hampshire

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Ryan Day and Chip Kelly forged a unique bond growing up in Manchester , New Hampshire .

They attended the same high school, played quarterback for the same college and later coached on the same staff there.

They reunited this offseason when Day relinquished playcalling and convinced Kelly to leave his post as UCLA 's head coach and become Ohio State's offensive coordinator.

"We share a lot of the same views of how the game is supposed to look," Kelly says.

Ryan Day was a star athlete at Central High School in New Hampshire .

His father died by suicide when he was 8 years old , and his mother raised his two younger brothers.

Ryan Day and his class "left a legacy" and a foundation for players who would come later, coach says.

Chip Kelly recruited Ryan Day to the University of New Hampshire to coach the Wildcats .

Ryan Day's ability to lead and adapt made it all work for the Wildcats , says coach Sean McDonnell .

Day and Kelly worked well together executing game plans and game-to-game game plans.

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