UCLA Football: 5 takeaways from Bruins' spring 2018

UCLA Football: 5 takeaways from Bruins’ spring 2018

WESTWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 27: UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero (L) and Chip Kelly hold up a jersey during a press conference introducing Kelly as the new UCLA Football head coach on November 27, 2017 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images) /

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WESTWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 27: UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero (L) and Chip Kelly hold up a jersey during a press conference introducing Kelly as the new UCLA Football head coach on November 27, 2017 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images) /

4. Pace has been slower than expected

Although fans haven’t gotten an inside look at practices during spring ball, the public scrimmage surprised people. No, the Bruins didn’t look like one of the best teams in college football, but rather the offense was run differently than expected with a slower pace.

The offense will likely mold into a typical Chip Kelly unorthodox, high-speed, high-energy one, but for now, it looks like your typical rebuilding college football offense.

Kelly has yet to really implement his system as he would like, but he has an entire offseason to get the right guys in place and figure out who fits where. You can’t judge a team by its spring game, but if that weren’t the case, you’d think Kelly has been watered down tremendously.

The pace was slower, but the defense also looked improved and the pace will always be slow when a new starting quarterback is thrust into action. It’ll be interesting to see just how much the offense has molded when the season kicks off in the fall.

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