UCLA Football: 3 bold predictions for Week 5 battle with Colorado

2. Loss will mean Chip Kelly is next UCLA head coach

The name that’s been thrown around for every NFL and college head job for a while now is Chip Kelly. He actually has a similar resume to Mr. Mora’s. Chip Kelly was fired from the Philadelphia Eagles after posting a winning 26-21 career record. He then took over the San Francisco 49ers for one season and went 2-14 before being fired there.

Kelly will now, unlike Mora, be looking to return to the college ranks. Kelly posted a 46-7 record in his four seasons as the head football coach of the Oregon Ducks and had a lot of that success recruiting Southern California and Texas. Down in Los Angeles, he’ll have less convincing to do, although he’ll have less facilities and money as well.

I think Kelly’s ego gets the better of him and his tenure in Los Angeles as the Bruins’ coach will be short-lived. However, it’ll be a successful tenure. Kelly is a college coach even if his ego leads him to believe otherwise. He will have success with the Bruins and move back to the pro game possibly with the Raiders, Rams or Chargers which is why he’ll take the UCLA job. He’s an intelligent man and if he wants a return to the pro game, UCLA is a solid option for him.

You’re in the spotlight of a major city, surrounded by high-level talent, the FOX Sports Network and however many NFL teams are playing in Los Angeles, even if for a short time.