To say it's been a tumultuous year for Jeff Tedford is understating it. At long last, he looked ready to reboot his career as an NFL offensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With a stable defensive mind like Lovie Smith at the head of the table, Tedford could focus on the offensive side like he probably always wanted to, and gameplan like mad.

Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Tedford's lingering health issues that plagued him at the end of his tenure at Cal resurfaced before the first game of the season, leaving Marcus Arroyo to handle the playcalling duties as well. The Bucs eventually announced today that Tedford will not be returning and has been released from his contract.

The good news! Tedford is extremely healthy and seems ready to keep on coaching.

In a statement, Jeff Tedford says "I am happy to state that I'm healthy now and feeling great." Says Bucs are close to turning the corner — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 5, 2014

And look at that! He wants to coach in the college ranks.

The word I'm getting is Jeff Tedford is interested in heading back to the college level as a head coach. Opportunities are there. We'll see. — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 5, 2014

And hey, he might even want to return to the Pac-12!

I could see former #Cal coach Jeff Tedford trying to get in at either #OregonState or #CSU. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 5, 2014

This is great! This is all really great.





Here is Tedford's closing remarks with the Buccaneers.