Chip Kelly, who haunted opposing teams with his blur offense for the Oregon Ducks a few years ago, returns to the Pac-12 this season as head coach at UCLA. He’ll make his season debut with the Bruins this Saturday at home against Cincinnati.
But Kelly is not the only one who is back this season. Stanford’s Bryce Love bucked popular opinion by sticking with the Cardinal rather than declaring early for the NFL draft. Quarterback Jake Browning similarly decided to play out his final year of eligibility at Washington.
And of course Jonathan Smith has returned to Oregon State as coach after a stellar playing career for the Beavers.