If they held a prize for winning the offseason, Bruins fans were sure that the claim on it was theirs going into 2018. The Chip Kelly sweepstakes went in favor of UCLA as the one time college football savant turned over-hyped NFL washout chose to return to the PAC 12.
Upon his arrival, the expectations mounted among fans and analysts alike. Jim Mora had left the Bruins roster loaded with blue-chippers. The southern California recruiting scene was ripe with talent. The setting remains one of the finest in all of college sports. And the Rose Bowl is their home field.