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LOS ANGELES (AP) – James Madison’s Bob Chesney is expected to be hired as UCLA’s new football coach, according to multiple reports Monday.
Reports: UCLA plans to hire James Madison’s Bob Chesney as its next football coach
LOS ANGELES (AP) – James Madison’s Bob Chesney is expected to be hired as UCLA’s new football coach, according to multiple reports Monday.
The Bruins have not yet announced a deal with Chesney, whose No. 19 Dukes are 11-1 heading into the Sun Belt Conference title game against Troy on Friday. With a win, James Madison has a chance to be in the College Football Playoff.
UCLA finished 3-9 this season under interim coach Tim Skipper, who replaced DeShaun Foster three games into the year. Foster went 5-10 as the stopgap replacement for Chip Kelly, who abruptly left the Bruins in February 2024, well after the year’s coaching cycle had concluded.
The high-priced Kelly’s underwhelming six-year tenure was the latest football disappointment for the Bruins, who have just three 10-win seasons and no conference titles in the 21st century. UCLA has had seven losing seasons in the last decade and is 6-12 in conference play in its first two seasons in the Big Ten.
