"Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts assisted the Bruins with their head coach search, spoke with Chesney, and hopes Bruins fans immediately show their support, per Ben Bolch of the L.A. Times: "But I will say this: I hope Bruin Nation doesn't take a wait-and-see approach with coach Chesney and his staff. My encouragement is that we kind of go out there and take a leap of faith and support the program and let that momentum build into what he's going to do.""
"the university has garnered universal praise for naming Chesney as the new head coach. He led the Dukes to a 12-1 record, Sun Belt conference championship and berth in the College Football Playoff. Unfortunately for Chesney and the Dukes, their season ended in a sound defeat at the hands of the Oregon Ducks in the first round. Now the 48-year-old is set to take over the Bruins football program on a full-time basis."
UCLA football endured coaching instability after DeShaun Foster went 5-7 in his first season and began the next 0-3 before being fired. Tim Skipper served as interim head coach to finish the 2025 season. UCLA hired Bob Chesney from James Madison after he led the Dukes to a 12-1 record, a Sun Belt championship and a College Football Playoff berth. Chesney lost to Oregon in the first round. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts assisted in the search, spoke with Chesney, and urged immediate fan support. Attendance decline at the Rose Bowl has prompted consideration of moving future home games to SoFi Stadium.
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