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UCLA fired head coach Jim Mora on Sunday, and now the Bruins are going to be in competition with Florida and Tennessee to see which school will make the biggest splash hire.
The Gators and Bruins could both be vying for former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly.
Kelly is apparently on UCLA’s short list of candidates, along with — get ready for it — Jim McElwain.
Could McElwain end up helping Florida out here?
It’s possible. If UCLA were to hire McElwain to come coach the Bruins, that would leave the door wide open for the Gators to go get Kelly. Although, it seems unlikely that UCLA would call McElwain before Kelly.
You know, just based on the track records.
NFL reporter Benjamin Allbright fired off this tweet on Sunday:
Both Chip Kelly and (believe it or not) Jim McElwain are on UCLA short list, per source.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) November 19, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
