Coach Chip Kelly has signed a two-year extension with UCLA that keeps him under contract through 2027, the school said Friday.
The Bruins went 9-4 last year and finished 21st in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll, the first time since 2014 that they had been ranked at the end of the season.
“I am excited about our football program under the leadership of Coach Kelly and his talented staff,” athletic director Martin Jarmond said in a statement. “The football program is on an upward trajectory, both on the field and in the classroom. Coach Kelly and his staff have done a great job developing young men, as evidenced by their academic excellence.”
Kelly is 27-29 over five seasons in Westwood, but is 16-8 the past two years. He took over after Jim Mora Jr. was fired in 2017 and had a roster predominantly filled with underclassmen in his first two seasons.
The Bruins went 3-9 in Kelly’s first year in 2018 and 4-8 the following season. During the shortened 2020 season, he began a turnaround with a 3-4 mark.
Kelly, who is 72-36 as a college coach, signed a four-year deal last year.
UCLA will enter its final season in the Pac-12 with a lot of questions. The Bruins were fifth in the nation in total offense, but quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has graduated and running back Zach Charbonnet left early for the NFL Draft.
Kelly will also have his third defensive coordinator in as many seasons after hiring D’Anton Lynn.
Report from The Associated Press.
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