Bill Plaschke: Kelly's second season begins with whimper
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Aug 30, 2019
3 minutes
CINCINNATI - This was not supposed to be the same UCLA football team that won three games last season.
This was not supposed to be the same young group that struggled in the new system of celebrated coach Chip Kelly.
Charging into Nippert Stadium for the nationally televised season opener Thursday against Cincinnati, this version of the Bruins promised they would be different.
Sure enough, they were.
They were - gulp - worse.
Their performance in a 24-14 loss to the Bearcats of the American Athletic Conference was so unsightly, the stadium's audio folks bid
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