Chip Kelly’s sixth year at UCLA is something of a fresh start.
There’s going to be a new starting quarterback. Another defensive coordinator. Heightened hope for that breakthrough season.
Going from 3-9 to 4-8 to 3-4 to 8-4 to 9-4 was considered good enough to land Kelly a new contract that basically assures him of being the Bruins’ coach for its first Big Ten season in 2024. But can his team do big things before it gets there?