Chip Kelly leaving; 5 UCLA Bruins head coach candidates
LOS ANGELES (BVM) – In a surprise move, UCLA Bruins head football coach Chip Kelly accepted the offensive coordinator position for fellow Big Ten Conference program Ohio State on Friday. The move ends the Kelly era in Los Angeles where the Bruins went 35-34 with three bowl bids and one bowl win over six seasons.
UCLA's Chip Kelly is expected to become the new OC at Ohio State, per @BruceFeldmanCFB 🌰 pic.twitter.com/awfTO342hi
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) February 9, 2024
This puts UCLA in a bit of a pickle as they now have to find a replacement late in the offseason. But there are a handful of solid options the Bruins program could go with. Here are five potential head coach candidates for UCLA.