The 2018 season will be the first for the UCLA football team and Chip Kelly, so like all coaching transitions, success will be obtainable, but it will take some time.
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That seems to be the case according to the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook who have the Bruins at 40/1 odds to win the Pac-12 this coming season, the 7th best odds among all conference teams.
Odds to win Pac-12 via @LVSuperBook:
Washington 5/9
USC 4/1
Stanford 9/2
Oregon 8/1
Arizona, Utah 15/1
UCLA 40/1
Arizona State, Colorado 50/1
Cal, Washington State 80/1
Oregon State 500/1— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 8, 2018
The favorite is Washington (5/9) who will be starting their fifth season with Chris Petersen.