In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak

LA Times  

Football coach Chip Kelly is leaving UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Chip Kelly is really leaving the UCLA head coaching job at the worst possible time to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State? Chip Kelly celebrates UCLA’s win over USC at the Coliseum on Nov. 18. As if it’s not tough enough to have a late-arriving head coach and disappearing players entering a powerful new conference, the Bruins will play Louisiana State, Penn State, Oregon, Washington and, of course, USC.

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Chip Kelly was 'uncomfortable' with black players, claim DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy and say he 'singlehandedly dismantled' the Philadelphia Eagles
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chip Kelly was 'uncomfortable' with black players, claim DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy and say he 'singlehandedly dismantled' the Philadelphia Eagles

Daily Mail  

Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly was 'uncomfortable' with black players, according to LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson. Jackson and McCoy spent the entire 54-minute episode detailing their problems with Kelly's time as the Eagles' head coach, bringing up numerous examples of his alleged bad decisions. Jackson was cut by the Eagles in 2013 after one season with Chip …

Analysis: After years of quiet quitting, Chip Kelly admits he didn’t want to be at UCLA
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: After years of quiet quitting, Chip Kelly admits he didn’t want to be at UCLA

LA Times  

Former UCLA coach Chip Kelly said during a news conference Tuesday he left the Bruins to be the Ohio State offensive coordinator because he wants to focus on players rather than being a CEO leading a program. Kelly said the jarring move from Bruins head coach to Ohio State’s offensive coordinator was rooted in a return to pure coaching. Then-UCLA …

Chip Kelly with Ohio State’s talent? Coaches explain why his offenses are tough to defend
10 months, 1 week ago

Chip Kelly with Ohio State’s talent? Coaches explain why his offenses are tough to defend

New York Times  

Ohio State’s hire of Chip Kelly as its new offensive coordinator is the most fascinating assistant coach move of the offseason. That’s the hardest thing about defending him.” GO DEEPER Could Chip Kelly bring nation's best run game to Ohio State? “He’s always got answers.” How Kelly’s scheme has evolved Under Kelly, Oregon ranked in the top five in the …

Mandel’s Mailbag: Analyzing the CFP-ESPN deal, UCLA’s coaching change and more
10 months, 1 week ago

Mandel’s Mailbag: Analyzing the CFP-ESPN deal, UCLA’s coaching change and more

New York Times  

On Tuesday, we learned just how much a 12-team College Football Playoff is worth to ESPN: $1.3 billion per year. According to a team source, UCLA wasn’t even in seven figures on that front.” GO DEEPER UCLA names former RB DeShaun Foster new coach UCLA might have had a deeper NIL well if Kelly had done anything whatsoever to promote …

With time running short, UCLA narrows its search to replace Chip Kelly
10 months, 1 week ago

With time running short, UCLA narrows its search to replace Chip Kelly

LA Times  

Could Stanford coach Troy Taylor end up with the job at UCLA? Among those UCLA is believed to have had contact with who remain possible candidates are Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White, Las Vegas Raiders running backs coach DeShaun Foster and Stanford coach Troy Taylor. The search committee also is expected to have possible interest in Cleveland Browns tight ends …

Who will replace Chip Kelly at UCLA? Here are 13 intriguing possibilities
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will replace Chip Kelly at UCLA? Here are 13 intriguing possibilities

LA Times  

Consider them part of an exclusive group, The 96 Club. Chip Kelly’s sudden departure for Ohio State has put candidates for the UCLA head coaching vacancy on the clock. Martin Jarmond, the Bruins athletic director, said Friday afternoon that he wanted to name a successor within 96 hours. UCLA Sports Plaschke: In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak …

Ohio State hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator after he steps down as head coach at UCLA
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ohio State hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator after he steps down as head coach at UCLA

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! UCLA coach Chip Kelly stepped down after six seasons leading the Bruins on Friday to become offensive coordinator for soon-to-be Big Ten rival Ohio State. For Ohio State, Kelly received a three-year contract to step into a role that opened up when Bill O’Brien left to …

Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator

LA Times  

One of Chip Kelly’s mantras in leading UCLA to a record of one game over.500 in six seasons was, “Habits reflect the mission.” The coach lived up to those words in his departure from the school that continually supported him despite his middling results. Kelly replaces Bill O’Brien, who was on the job at Ohio State for less than a …

UCLA plays hard for coach Chip Kelly in win over Boise State
1 year ago

UCLA plays hard for coach Chip Kelly in win over Boise State

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly got his first postseason win as the Bruins coach in the LA Bowl against Boise State on Saturday at SoFi Stadium. Just when it looked like the entire UCLA football program was crumbling around Kelly’s shaky feet, his kids showed up for him, played smart for him, shut up his critics, covered his back, and mounted …

Letters to Sports: UCLA proves it isn’t a football school
1 year ago

Letters to Sports: UCLA proves it isn’t a football school

LA Times  

UCLA’s decision to retain Chip Kelly confirms, once again, that UCLA really is a great basketball school. Steve Kaye Oro Valley, Ariz. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond clearly went out on a limb by defying Times columnist Bill Plaschke’s edict to fire football coach Chip Kelly. Jerry Brockett Long Beach :: My wife and I braved the long drive, the …

Why did UCLA keep Chip Kelly? Martin Jarmond has no good answer
1 year ago

Why did UCLA keep Chip Kelly? Martin Jarmond has no good answer

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly walks on the field during a win over Colorado on Oct. 28 at the Rose Bowl. “We have so much change coming, we’re going to get a new chancellor, we’re going into a new conference, and so you really want that continuity and stability to usher you into a new era.” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond …

Chip, Chip, hooray? UCLA is retaining Chip Kelly amid a spirited push for his removal
1 year ago

Chip, Chip, hooray? UCLA is retaining Chip Kelly amid a spirited push for his removal

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly reacts on the sidelines during the Bruins’ 33-7 loss to Cal at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. One fan said he had hired a plane to fly a banner over campus Tuesday morning that says, “READ THE ROOM — FIRE CHIP KELLY.” According to Michael Peters, the UCLA fan who helped raise $2,060 for the roughly …

Chip Kelly says he isn’t focused on his job security after UCLA’s lopsided loss to Cal
1 year ago

Chip Kelly says he isn’t focused on his job security after UCLA’s lopsided loss to Cal

LA Times  

It felt like so much of what had come before it under Chip Kelly. “I don’t worry about that,” Kelly said after his team finished the regular season 7-5 overall and 4-5 in the Pac-12, leaving his record at the school at 34-34. “We didn’t do what we needed to do, and it’s disappointing because in phases I think we’ve …

Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA

LA Times  

Put away the pitchforks, UCLA fans. UCLA outclassed the Trojans on Saturday, further exposing the alarming state of Lincoln Riley’s program and making it clear that despite some obvious warts in Westwood, only one team in town is potentially built for Year 1 in the mettle-testing Big Ten. They want the program to take the next step — to win …

For Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, what are the stakes heading into UCLA-USC game?
1 year, 1 month ago

For Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley, what are the stakes heading into UCLA-USC game?

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley, left, and UCLA coach Chip Kelly talk before last year’s game between their schools at the Rose Bowl. The word around Westwood this rivalry week suggests the same fate could befall UCLA’s Chip Kelly if the Bruins are humiliated at the Coliseum in the wake of back-to-back losses to Arizona and Arizona State. “The first time …

Chip Kelly must be fired to save UCLA football in the Big Ten
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly must be fired to save UCLA football in the Big Ten

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly stands on the sideline during Saturday’s loss to Arizona State. When the celebrated Chip Kelly was hired as the UCLA coach, school officials bragged that the forlorn football program had finally gotten it right. Despite being the highest-paid employee by the state of California — he makes about $6.1 million a year — Kelly’s Bruins haven’t …

Chip Kelly focused ‘on what you can control’ as speculation about job status heats up
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly focused ‘on what you can control’ as speculation about job status heats up

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly reacts to the Bruins’ failure to score from the one-yard line against Arizona State at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday. We always talk about being the most prepared and the least distracted, so anything that’s not the next upcoming opponent is just distracting us from what our job is, and our job is to …

Commentary: Chip Kelly era at UCLA hasn’t had a breakthrough moment. The wait might soon be over
1 year, 3 months ago

Commentary: Chip Kelly era at UCLA hasn’t had a breakthrough moment. The wait might soon be over

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly stands on the sideline during the Bruins’ 14-7 loss to Utah on Saturday. Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, left, and UCLA head coach Chip Kelly talk before Saturday’s game. “Coach D-Lynn’s first year here, you can just look at it and see what he’s came in and done to this defense, how he’s changed it and …

Chip Kelly says he won’t be blinded by stars in picking UCLA’s next quarterback
1 year, 5 months ago

Chip Kelly says he won’t be blinded by stars in picking UCLA’s next quarterback

LA Times  

Who the starting quarterback will be for the Bruins this season is a major question coach Chip Kelly faces. What incentive would Moore have to stick around if Garbers, who has two more years of eligibility remaining, wins the job, especially given Kelly’s past loyalty to his starters? Maybe Moore will prevail in UCLA’s most heated quarterback battle since graduate …

Chip Kelly gets creative with hiring of former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo as advisor
1 year, 8 months ago

Chip Kelly gets creative with hiring of former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo as advisor

LA Times  

Ken Niumatalolo, shown on the sideline last season, is the winningest coach in Navy football history. Kelly on Friday announced the hiring of Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest coach in Navy history, as UCLA’s newly created director of leadership. Niumatalolo has strong ties to a UCLA staff that includes his son Ali’i, a graduate assistant offensive line coach. Niumatalolo previously worked …

An exclusive look at details of Chip Kelly’s two-year contract extension from UCLA
1 year, 9 months ago

An exclusive look at details of Chip Kelly’s two-year contract extension from UCLA

LA Times  

Showing they believe Chip Kelly is the right coach to lead UCLA into the Big Ten era, school officials on Friday gave Kelly a two-year contract extension and accompanying small raise that runs through the 2027 season. According to the contract reviewed by The Times, Kelly will make $6.1 million during the 2023 and 2024 seasons — a $300,000 raise …

How Chip Kelly and Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s mutual trust elevated UCLA
1 year, 11 months ago

How Chip Kelly and Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s mutual trust elevated UCLA

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly stands next to quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson during a game against Fresno State in September 2021. “He gave me a hug and told me how much he believed in me.” — Dorian Thompson Robinson, on Chip Kelly after a huge win over Washington State in 2019 Watching footage of onetime Oregon stars De’Anthony Thomas and Marcus Mariota …

Chip Kelly out-coached by Dan Lanning in UCLA loss to Oregon
2 years, 2 months ago

Chip Kelly out-coached by Dan Lanning in UCLA loss to Oregon

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly, left, and Oregon coach Dan Lanning meet at midfield after the Bruins’ 45-30 loss on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Chip Kelly didn’t see this coming. “Sometimes I think you gotta give credit to the other team.” Credit goes to Oregon coach Dan Lanning, who out-Chipped Kelly with a daring game plan, and to …

Bruins coach Chip Kelly on the hot seat to deliver at UCLA
2 years, 4 months ago

Bruins coach Chip Kelly on the hot seat to deliver at UCLA

LA Times  

He’s entering the fifth year of an expensive and so-far unproductive project, but coach Chip Kelly remains as defiantly evasive as he was when he made his celebrated arrival at UCLA. Plenty has changed from the first time Kelly represented the Bruins at this conference’s media day, however. Kelly’s record at UCLA is 18-25, the worst record of any coach …

Commentary: Chip Kelly is gambling he doesn’t have to match Lincoln Riley’s electricity
2 years, 8 months ago

Commentary: Chip Kelly is gambling he doesn’t have to match Lincoln Riley’s electricity

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly during looks on during a game against Hawaii on Aug. 28, 2021, at the Rose Bowl. Last week at UCLA football practice, I asked Chip Kelly about Lincoln Riley’s “next-level” use of the transfer portal — a reference that anyone who is remotely engaged in following college football would understand. Given Kelly’s head-in-the-sand outlook, it must …

Chip Kelly knows he can’t lean on his past under new UCLA contract
2 years, 8 months ago

Chip Kelly knows he can’t lean on his past under new UCLA contract

LA Times  

The last time Chip Kelly stood in front of a microphone and answered questions about his UCLA football program, it was late December, and the Bruins were one day away from playing North Carolina State in the Holiday Bowl. The assumption was that the Holiday Bowl would be quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s last college game, and there was certainly a chance …

Chip Kelly telling Dorian Thompson-Robinson to leave convinced him to return to UCLA
2 years, 8 months ago

Chip Kelly telling Dorian Thompson-Robinson to leave convinced him to return to UCLA

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is back for a fifth season with the Bruins, putting off a shot at the NFL to finish his degree. “We left a whole lot on the table last year,” Thompson-Robinson said Tuesday after the Bruins’ first spring practice. “Definitely those four games we lost, plus the bowl game, is definitely hurting and definitely left a …

In vacillating coaching landscape, UCLA’s Chip Kelly stays put with new contract
2 years, 11 months ago

In vacillating coaching landscape, UCLA’s Chip Kelly stays put with new contract

LA Times  

Two days before it could have been off the hook for Chip Kelly‘s $9-million buyout, UCLA is latching on more firmly to its football coach. The Bruins on Friday agreed with Kelly on a new four-year contract, providing him a chance to continue the uptick in success that recently culminated in UCLA’s best season in six years. “This new contract …

Chip Kelly likely to remain at UCLA after Oregon hires Dan Lanning
3 years ago

Chip Kelly likely to remain at UCLA after Oregon hires Dan Lanning

LA Times  

Oregon’s expected hiring of Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as its next football coach, which was confirmed by several news outlets Saturday, almost assures that Chip Kelly will return to UCLA next season barring a move to the NFL or a contract extension impasse that becomes contentious. UCLA wants to retain Kelly after he guided the team to its best …

UCLA shouldn't keep Chip Kelly just because he beat USC
3 years, 1 month ago

UCLA shouldn't keep Chip Kelly just because he beat USC

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly, left, congratulates Kazmeir Allen after the running back made a touchdown catch against USC in the first half of a 62-33 win Saturday. When asked whether he thought this win saved his job, Kelly said simply, “I don’t know… I’m not in charge of that.” When asked whether he took any personal satisfaction from this win, …

Commentary: Chip Kelly is nowhere close to elite, and UCLA can do much better
3 years, 1 month ago

Commentary: Chip Kelly is nowhere close to elite, and UCLA can do much better

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly runs off the field with the team at the end of the first half against Utah on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Elite is not losing three consecutive home games, failing to reward fans who show up before dawn for ESPN’s “College GameDay” because they’re desperate to support a winner. “Tonight, we did not play well …

Chip Kelly misses prime opportunity to repair his credibility
3 years, 2 months ago

Chip Kelly misses prime opportunity to repair his credibility

LA Times  

UCLA defensive back Jay Shaw is congratulated by coach Chip Kelly after making an interception against Oregon in the fourth quarter of a 34-31 loss at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. It felt like a turning point in UCLA’s season was unfolding Saturday afternoon, bringing with it a pivotal moment in Chip Kelly’s Bruins coaching tenure. Oregon, the Pac-12’s lone …

Chip Kelly’s seat is still hot: Takeaways from UCLA’s loss to Oregon
3 years, 2 months ago

Chip Kelly’s seat is still hot: Takeaways from UCLA’s loss to Oregon

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly shouts from the sideline during a 34-31 loss to Oregon at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Here’s what we can take away from UCLA’s latest loss: Chip Kelly’s job is in the balance UCLA coach Chip Kelly yells instructions from the sideline during the second quarter of the Bruins’ 34-31 loss to Oregon on Saturday. While …

UCLA coach Chip Kelly needs wins during a difficult stretch to keep his job
3 years, 2 months ago

UCLA coach Chip Kelly needs wins during a difficult stretch to keep his job

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly gestures during the first half of the Bruins’ win over Arizona on Saturday night. UCLA Sports Game recap: UCLA defeats Arizona Zach Charbonnet and Brittain Brown rushed for more than 100 yards apiece, helping UCLA pull away during a 34-16 road win over Arizona on Saturday night. Arizona kicked two field goals in the first half …

UCLA’s inconsistency under Chip Kelly once again in spotlight after loss
3 years, 2 months ago

UCLA’s inconsistency under Chip Kelly once again in spotlight after loss

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly looks at the scoreboard while standing next to quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the closing moments of the Bruins’ loss to Arizona State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. After finally generating national buzz by beating Louisiana State as part of a 2-0 start last month, UCLA has once again showed that its colors under Kelly might …

Living in the moment may be just what UCLA’s Chip Kelly needs in his now-or-never season
3 years, 3 months ago

Living in the moment may be just what UCLA’s Chip Kelly needs in his now-or-never season

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly looks on from the sideline as the Bruins play USC at the Coliseum on Nov. 23, 2019. All that matters when it comes to Kelly’s future, according to interviews with multiple people familiar with the UCLA football program, is what lies ahead, not the disappointments of 2018, 2019 and 2020. Let’s just kick our feet up …

UCLA’s Martin Jarmond remains a big believer in Chip Kelly
3 years, 11 months ago

UCLA’s Martin Jarmond remains a big believer in Chip Kelly

LA Times  

UCLA head coach Chip Kelly enters the field before a game against Stanford on Dec. 19 at the Rose Bowl. “They competed at a high level every game.” Jarmond noted that the team statistically improved in dramatic fashion from 2019, Kelly’s second season. “We’ll discuss those as different situations present themselves based on personnel.” UCLA head coach Chip Kelly reacts …

Under new management, UCLA’s Chip Kelly seeks a reboot of his fortunes
4 years, 1 month ago

Under new management, UCLA’s Chip Kelly seeks a reboot of his fortunes

LA Times  

UCLA coach Chip Kelly coaches during the fourth quarter against Utah at the Rose Bowl on Oct. 26, 2018. “Every year is a new year and I’ve just gotten here, so everyone is a clean slate with me,” Jarmond, who is in his fourth month on the job after replacing Dan Guerrero, said Thursday. “You come into a situation and …

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