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Per UCLA Athletics:
Welcome to Westwood, Chip Kelly! #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/5fxfUZQFIp
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) November 25, 2017
Former Oregon, Eagles, and Niners coach brings to UCLA his brand of uptempo spread offense as well as smoothies!
This can impact Cal staffing since both DL Coach Azzinaro and OL Coach Greatwood have worked with Chip Kelly, Azzinaro served as his DL coach at Oregon and in the NFL while Greatwood worked with him and his successor Helfrich at Oregon.
Details for Kelly’s contract:
Numbers from #UCLA on the Chip Kelly deal: Five years, $23.3 million with $9 million reciprocal buyout.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen (@thucnhi21) November 25, 2017
To compare, Cal gave Coach Wilcox a 5 year $9.58 million deal. UCLA will average $4.66 million a year for their new HC, which is $2.76 million more than Cal does with Wilcox.