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UCLA football coach Chip Kelly has been rumored to be on the hot seat this season.
Now reports say that Kelly will remain with UCLA football, according to Tracy Pierson of 24/7 Sports:
“It was widely believed the embattled coach was under scrutiny by the UCLA administration and would possibly be let go. It was especially so after the loss to Arizona State Nov. 11th, but the victory over rival USC a week later helped to buoy Kelly at UCLA, even after a devasting loss to Cal to end the regular season on Saturday. ”
After a shocking 38-20 win over rival USC earlier this month, Kelly addressed the rumors of his potential firing postgame:
“Not an issue for me. I’ve never been governed by the fear of what other people say. And the lessons that this game has taught me — and I love this game — is that there’s gonna be highs and there’s gonna be lows, and you gotta lean into the lows and you gotta embrace ‘em and then you just gotta go to work.
But the rest of the stuff is just, that’s never bothered me. Josh (Rebholz) came over the other day and said, ‘Hey, there’s a report about this’ and Martin (Jarmond) told me it was inaccurate, and inappropriate. I said, ‘All right, let’s go back to work.’ I don’t pay attention to that stuff. I don’t read that stuff; I’ve never seen that stuff — I talk about being the most prepared and the least distracted. Then, why would I let something distract me? And if that’s the case, then I’m a fool because I’m not doing what I tell our players to do.”
Kelly signed a four-year extension to remain with UCLA football in January of last year.
