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Chip Kelly knows he can’t lean on his past under new UCLA contract

Bruins head coach Chip Kelly talks with players during the second quarter in the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.

LOS ANGELES — The last time Chip Kelly stood in front of a microphone and answered questions about his UCLA football program, it was late December, and the Bruins were one day away from playing North Carolina State in the Holiday Bowl.

Kelly, who had led UCLA to its first winning season since 2015, still did not know if he would be back for a fifth season, even after an

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