Listening to LA Sports radio earlier this week and the topic of Chip Kelly came up with Lavar Arrington asking USC Insider and Fox Sports football announcer Petros Papadakis - "How much pressure is on Chip Kelly for this season?"
Petros: "I don't think too much. Not as much as last year. I think Chip had a great year last year. I'm really interested to see what this team is, how this team operates, and what UCLA football under Chip Kelly is without Dorian Thompson Robinson...I mean Chip rode that guy...he played DTR all six years or something And there were very mixed results. DTR was a very exciting player, an explosive player but lost a lot of games with turnovers. And it looked as if the Bruins really cleaned up last season - hence the great start. And then DTR had three picks against USC and lost. DTR had three picks in the Sun Bowl and limped off the field."
I agree Chip's seat isn't burning red this offseason. Going 8-4 and 9-4 these past two seasons, as well as likely rolling out a freshman QB for 2023, likely holds Chip over through the Bruins last season of Pac 12 play. But the pressure is back on once Wisconsin, Penn State, etc hit the schedule.
