Chip Kelly to remain UCLA head coach, per report

There was a moment at the end of the season where Chip Kelly’s future at UCLA looked uncertain, if not bleak or downright over. Instead, per a report on Monday, it appears he will be back with the Bruins for his seventh season at the helm.

Based on sources in a report from Bruin Report Online, Kelly will maintain his position as head coach at UCLA after this season.

Kelly just completed his sixth season at UCLA where they went 7-5. Over the six seasons overall, he has amassed a record that’s right at .500 at 34-34 in 68 games.

Kelly has now spent two more seasons with the Bruins than he did at his first head coaching gig at Oregon. However, his first stint in the Pac-12 was far more successful with a record of 46-7, a pair of appearances in the Rose Bowl, and one shot at the national championship in 2010.

After that, he spent four seasons in the NFL, three with the Philadelphia Eagles and one with the San Francisco 49ers, before returning to the collegiate ranks in 2018.

Much of the frustration around Kelly started to build after a 17-7 loss to Arizona State this season. That dropped the Bruins to 6-4 which, ahead of their move to the Big Ten, wasn’t good enough to some after a few seasons. Still, he took some of the heat off with an 18-point win over USC. That was before they laid an egg in their season finale with a 26-point loss to California.

With UCLA extending his leash into next season, it’s a major opportunity for Kelly to put the program back on the right track in their first year in a new conference. If not, his name could very well come up on the hot seat again in 2024.

UCLA WR Keegan Jones enters transfer portal

Veteran UCLA WR Keegan Jones has entered the transfer portal, On3 has learned.

Over his five years that he spent as a Bruin, Jones recorded 611 total receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Jones played high school football at Cleveland (TN) High, where he was a three-star recruit in the 2018 class per the On3 Industry Rankings. He was rated as the No. 1,718 player, a Top-150 prospect at RB, and the No. 48 player in Tennessee for his cycle.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.