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UCLA Football: Chip Kelly tops Rival’s list of most intriguing coaches

By Mike Regalado

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - JANUARY 09: Head coach Chip Kelly of the Oregon Ducks speaks to the media during a press conference for the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn on January 9, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - JANUARY 09: Head coach Chip Kelly of the Oregon Ducks speaks to the media during a press conference for the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn on January 9, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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New UCLA football head coach Chip Kelly has been named the most intriguing coach heading into the 2018 season, according to Rivals.com.

The mystery behind new UCLA football coach Chip Kelly is high, but we already knew that. The storyline of the revolutionary college coach returning to the NCAA ranks to lead the Bruins is something that has piqued the interest of, not just Bruins fans, but college football analysts around the country since he was hired back in November of 2017.

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Because of that, Kelly has been named the top guy on Rivals.com’s list of The Upcoming Season’s Most Intriguing Coaches.

And why not? Kelly was a superstar when he was the head of Oregon football from 2009-12. In those four seasons, he made it to two Rose Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl and the National Championship Game.

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According to the article’s author, Rob Cassidy, “It only stands to reason that a coach with a 46-7 overall record stepping back on the sidelines in his old conference will create intrigue.”

Indeed and that is why so many UCLA football fans cannot wait to see what the innovative football mastermind will do in the next few seasons.

After his last season in Oregon, Kelly jumped to the NFL for a few seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. Though he did not find that much success, his return to college ball has been much anticipated. One of the reasons for this is how he will continue to evolve his style.

Since he unveiled his break-neck, speedy offense in Eugene, several program’s have tried to emulate that, which also means that football has figured out how to counter his run-based attacks, but that will not stop Kelly who is looking for different ways to once again advance his brand of football.

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This season we will see how the new coach builds off of that as he implements RPO, zone read and triple-option attacks. With this is mind, it is understandable why Kelly is the most intriguing coach to enter the 2018 season.