Bill Plaschke: Kelly's heroes — UCLA plays hard for embattled coach in comeback win over Boise State
It was a goof of a first half, host Rob Gronkowski dancing with his mouth full of spiked whipped cream before sprinting down the field in a race with a dog. It was another Chip Kelly collapse, his UCLA football team stumbling against another depleted opponent, trailing Boise State by nine points under an avalanche of flags and failures. For more than an hour Saturday, the third annual LA Bowl ...
It was a goof of a first half, host Rob Gronkowski dancing with his mouth full of spiked whipped cream before sprinting down the field in a race with a dog.
It was another Chip Kelly collapse, his UCLA football team stumbling against another depleted opponent, trailing Boise State by nine points under an avalanche of flags and failures.
For more than an hour Saturday, the third annual LA Bowl in a half-empty SoFi Stadium was a Bruins mess.
Then, Bruins magic.
It still exists. Kelly still can summon it. His players still can thrive on it. A season still can end with it.
Just when it looked like the entire UCLA
