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Report: Chip Kelly has met with Florida, may take meeting with UCLA on Monday
By Adam Spencer
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It would appear former Oregon and NFL coach Chip Kelly is the front-runner to land the Florida job at this point, as the Gators are pursuing him heavily.
On Sunday, some representatives from the school met with Kelly to discuss the Gators’ opening, but left New Hampshire without a deal in place.
That doesn’t mean the meeting didn’t go well, but Kelly is going to take a meeting with UCLA on Monday to see what the Bruins have to say. UCLA fired coach Jim Mora on Sunday and is also very interested in the talented coach, according to reports:
The Sun has confirmed that six UAA members flew to New Hampshire on Sunday to meet with Chip Kelly. The UAA members are returning to Florida without Kelly tonight.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) November 20, 2017
According to a source, Kelly and UF have not reached any kind of agreement. The source said Kelly wants to talk to UCLA, which fired Jim Mora on Sunday.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) November 20, 2017
Andreu quickly updated his previous tweet, saying Kelly wasn’t for sure taking the UCLA meeting, but would consider it:
I misspoke on earlier Tweet about Kelly. I should have said he may want to talk to UCLA before making a decision about where he coaches next.
— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) November 20, 2017
Kelly is in a great position, as he can basically hand-pick what program he wants to take over at this point. Whether he goes with the Gators or moves to UCLA remains to be seen.
However, if he doesn’t decide soon, it’ll be interesting to see if Florida or UCLA is forced to move on to a different candidate.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
