Does Chip Kelly make a change at quarterback? Five things to watch against Stanford
1 year, 2 months ago

Does Chip Kelly make a change at quarterback? Five things to watch against Stanford

LA Times  

Chip Kelly is known for sticking with young players through mistakes. When Kelly coached at Oregon, freshman running back De’Anthony Thomas fumbled on back-to-back plays for the Ducks in 2011. “As I learned from Paul Westhead a long time ago,” Kelly said at the time, referencing the former Lakers and Loyola Marymount basketball coach, “you may stop the bleeding, but you may kill the patient and that’s not going to happen here.” Then again, Kelly sounded every bit as exasperated as fans this week when he discussed UCLA freshman quarterback Dante Moore’s third consecutive game with a pick-six. “The defense doesn’t even have a shot to get on the field in those situations.” So what does Kelly do Saturday night against Stanford in Palo Alto? Transfer Collin Schlee does not appear to be an option after suffering what’s believed to be a sternum injury last weekend against Oregon State.

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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  

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What Chip Kelly brings to Ohio State: Could Buckeyes run game be nation’s best?
10 months, 1 week ago

What Chip Kelly brings to Ohio State: Could Buckeyes run game be nation’s best?

New York Times  

On Friday afternoon, Ryan Day named his mentor, Chip Kelly, Ohio State’s newest offensive coordinator. What we learned from Ryan Day Ohio State’s run game could be one of the nation’s best. GO DEEPER Ohio State lands Ole Miss transfer RB Quinshon Judkins You saw just how good Kelly’s scheme was in 2022 with UCLA. Kelly will have to spend …

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  

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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 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 …

Breaking down Chip Kelly’s QB history in the college and pro ranks
1 year, 5 months ago

Breaking down Chip Kelly’s QB history in the college and pro ranks

LA Times  

Chip Kelly faces a conundrum when it comes to picking his starting quarterback for UCLA’s season opener against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 2 at the Rose Bowl. 2011 — Thomas returned to lead Oregon to a third consecutive Pac-12 title and its first Rose Bowl victory since 1917 while setting a single-season school record with 33 touchdown passes. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES …

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 …

‘It’s always special going back.’ UCLA’s Chip Kelly is chasing a big win at Oregon
2 years, 2 months ago

‘It’s always special going back.’ UCLA’s Chip Kelly is chasing a big win at Oregon

LA Times  

For the third time, Chip Kelly is going back to the scene of his greatest success, the place where he revolutionized the fabric of college football with dizzying offenses and kitschy uniforms. “He’s glib, he’s not going overboard with the media, he’s answering the questions — every once in a while he’ll go off on a little bit of a …

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  

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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  

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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  

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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 …

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 …

Will Chip Kelly keep UCLA on the fast track in return to Oregon?
4 years, 1 month ago

Will Chip Kelly keep UCLA on the fast track in return to Oregon?

LA Times  

Chip Kelly will return to the home of his greatest football success this weekend having just run the closest thing to his famed Oregon blur while at UCLA. “Their D-line hadn’t practiced in two weeks,” Kelly said Monday, “and we felt like we could wear them down because of their lack of depth.” UCLA rolled up 440 yards of offense …

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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