Bill Plaschke: In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak
For the final play of his sorry UCLA tenure, Chip Kelly finally ran something that fooled somebody. A cowardly reverse. Less than three months after the UCLA administration publicly embraced him, he flipped them off. Less than three months after the UCLA players beat USC in his honor, he walked out on them. Less than three months after praising his team for its resilient spirit in a comeback ...
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Feb 09, 2024
4 minutes
For the final play of his sorry UCLA tenure, Chip Kelly finally ran something that fooled somebody.
A cowardly reverse.
Less than three months after the UCLA administration publicly embraced him, he flipped them off.
Less than three months after the UCLA players beat USC in his honor, he walked out on them.
Less than three months after praising his team for its resilient spirit in a comeback bowl victory over Boise State, he fled from the fight.
Look, this has to be some sort of sick joke, no?
Chip Kelly is really leaving the UCLA head coaching job at the worst possible time to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State?
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