1/26/2024 0 Comments Bruin report online![]() In fact, I might even go as far as to suggest that Frye deserves at least some consideration to be the Bruins’ next head coach if Kelly should leave. UCLA’s running game has been a vital part of the Bruin offense and Frye’s work with the offensive line deserves credit for much if not all of it. After the mess that was the offense line was during the Jim Mora years, Frye has done an excellent job developing the Bruins offensive line. This rumor, if true, has the possibility to hurt UCLA in the trenches. According to Tracy Pierson, Frye is in line to be hired as Ohio State’s offensive line coach. This one comes from Bruin Report Online and involves UCLA offensive coordinator Justin Frye. Speaking of coaching rumors, there is another credible UCLA coaching rumor. The Bruins need to hire the right guy - an up-and-coming coach who is ready to lead a program to greatness, not an NFL and NCAA retread who has seen the game pass him by at the age of 70. UCLA doesn’t need a splashy hire to combat the Lincoln Riley hiring across town. Personally, I’m a season ticket holder and have been one for more than 20 years and, if Pete Carroll was hired, I would not renew my seats. In fact, hiring Carroll would probably have cause more season ticket holders to not renew their tickets than retaining Kelly would. There is no way that UCLA fans would ever accept Pete Carroll as the head coach of the Bruins. Carroll showed a reckless disregard for NCAA rules at Southern Cal, earning him the nickname Cheatey Petey in the process. Not even Dan Guerrero would be dumb enough to try to hire Pete Carroll. That has got to be the dumbest rumor I’ve heard in all my time writing about UCLA sports. Pauline said, “From what I’m hearing, UCLA could potentially try and court Pete Carroll, to bring Pete Carroll in as the head coach of UCLA.” He then goes on to quote Tony Pauline from Pro Football Network’s Between the Hashes podcast. Sure, $4.6M is about half of the $9M buyout required if Kelly is fired prior to next Sunday, January 16, but with the department about $40M in the hole already, it’s still pricey to terminate Kelly.īut Mellor acts as if UCLA could fire Kelly next Sunday and not owe him a dime and that’s just not true. As usual, Mellor conveniently forgets the fact that if UCLA were to dismiss Kelly on or after January 16th, the Bruins would still have to pay out Kelly’s 2022 salary of $4.6 million. ![]() In the article, Mellor discusses the pending disappearance of Kelly’s buyout and he suggests that UCLA might opt to move on from Kelly. Pro Football Network’s Cam Mellor, who SB Nation hired to write for all of their California sites after AB 5 became law, shows that he learned absolutely nothing about the UCLA fanbase while he was writing for by suggesting that the Bruins could potentially want to replace Chip Kelly with Cheatey Petey. Yet there is an article out there suggesting that Martin Jarmond could be looking to hire Pete Carroll to replace Chip Kelly if Carroll is fired by the Seahawks after a season which has seen the team win just six of the sixteen games Seattle has played this season. We'll see which of these strengths - offense or defense - will win out.Let me start this article off by being perfectly clear: Pete Carroll is NOT welcome in Westwood. But UCLA enters the matchup with 246.4 rushing yards per game on average, good for fourth best in the nation. Those who got lucky with them against the spread five weeks ago might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the squad has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.Ī pair of stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Pitt comes into the game boasting the eighth fewest rushing yards allowed per game in the nation at 95.5. Pitt is expected to lose this next one by 5.5. QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson had a stellar game for the Bruins as he passed for one TD and 189 yards on 30 attempts in addition to rushing for two TDs and 88 yards. Meanwhile, UCLA bagged a 35-28 win over the California Golden Bears five weeks ago. One of the most thrilling moments was Wayne's 66-yard TD reception in the first quarter. The Panthers' WR Jared Wayne looked sharp as he caught 11 passes for three TDs and 199 yards. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28 to nothing. Pitt made easy work of the Miami (FL) Hurricanes five weeks ago and carried off a 42-16 victory. Both teams might be coming in a bit winded after having run the length of the field multiple times in their most recent games. Bowl season is underway, and the Pittsburgh Panthers and the UCLA Bruins will compete for postseason bragging rights in the Sun Bowl at Sun Bowl at 2 p.m.
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