What’s Bruin Show – Episode 152 – UCLA football and the Chip Kelly era
In episode 152 of ‘What’s Bruin Show’ we go all out in talking about the start of the Chip Kelly era and the future of UCLA football.
In this episode, hosts Bill Shirley, Jake Merrifield and I welcome back LA Sports Hub writer Jamaal Artis to talk about UCLA football hiring Chip Kelly.
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It was a wild weekend in Westwood as the Bruins first got a win on Friday night against Cal and the next morning, fans woke up to find out that the most coveted man in the college football coaching carousel, Chip Kelly, had agreed to be the next coach of UCLA football.
Bruin fans hardly had time to take a breath as all this information came at once, but we breakdown everything in this latest episode.
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We start with a look at UCLA’s win over Cal which gave them their 6th win of the season, making them bowl eligible. With all that happened the previous weekend with the termination of Jim Mora, and it being Senior Day, emotions were high, but the Bruins managed to fight, fight, fight and get the win, even with Josh Rosen being unable to play in the second half because of what has been speculated as Rosen sustaining another concussion.
We then move into the meat and potatoes of the episode which revolves around one man… Chip Kelly.
How did this happen? How did UCLA manage to get their top target? We go into how all of this went down and how he was perceived in his introductory press conference.
We then take a look at what lies ahead of Kelly as he puts his new team together. From recruiting to the 2018 schedule to championship aspirations, there is a lot to be excited about, but plenty of things to be cautious with.
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All of this and more in Episode 152 of the podcast you all know and love, the What’s Bruin Show. Be sure to subscribe to WBS on iTunes. You can also listen on Podomatic.com and Stitcher.