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

UCLA head coach Chip Kelly looks on from the sidelines against California during action at California Memorial Stadium on Nov. 25, 2022, in Berkeley, California.

LAS VEGAS — Chip Kelly said he's not going to do it. He won't give in to all those recruiting stars or the external pressure or the worry that the freshman who might be UCLA's next great quarterback could leave in a huff and throw his first college pass elsewhere.

If Dante Moore trots onto the field as the Bruins' starter against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 2 at the Rose Bowl, he will have earned it.

That means the job will be won on arm strength, accuracy and decision-making, and not be given to coddle the highest-rated quarterback prospect Kelly has landed in his decade as a college coach.

"Our job has

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