The UCLA that Chip Kelly began coaching in 2018 was very different than the UCLA he will one day leave.
A few short years ago, the Bruins were members of a stable 12-team league filled with traditional rivals such as USC, California and Stanford.
Starting next year, however, UCLA will play football in a Big Ten chock-full of unfamiliar foes as the Pac-12 passes into the history books. With conference realignment at a flashpoint, Kelly proposed a unique idea Tuesday to stop the madness.