US EditionReports: UCLA Plans to Hire James Madison’s Bob Chesney as Its Next Football Coach
Chesney is 11-1 this season and known for turning around programs, with UCLA finalizing a five-year deal after JMU’s Sun Belt championship game, sources said.
- On Dec. 5, Bob Chesney will sign with UCLA after James Madison's Sun Belt title game, ESPN reported he informed JMU of his decision on Dec. 1.
- The search committee favored Chesney's track record at smaller programs and his turnaround reputation, while UCLA pitched increased financial support and academic fit aligning with his background, ESPN reported.
- Chesney holds a 131-51 career record, with one losing season across 16 years, and is 11-1 this season at James Madison University with the Dukes.
- The agreement effectively closes UCLA's roughly 10-week coaching search and lets Chesney coach James Madison University if they win the Sun Belt and reach the College Football Playoff.
- Martin Jarmond, UCLA athletic director, and Erin Adkins, UCLA top football administrator, flew to Virginia nearly three weeks ago as UCLA seeks revival after an 8-16 Big Ten record.
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The Daily GazetteIn a bold move, UCLA is set to hire Bob Chesney as its next head football coach
LOS ANGELES — Operating out of a different playbook than it used nearly two years ago, when it made a vastly underwhelming hire, UCLA has snagged one of the most promising football coaches on the market.
UCLA to hire James Madison’s Bob Chesney as new head coach
UCLA has reached an agreement to hire James Madison head coach Bob Chesney, securing him on a five-year contract and ending a months-long search for new leadership. Sports Illustrated‘s Bryan Fischer reported Monday that the Bruins have finalized the deal, though the 48-year-old coach will continue guiding the Dukes through their postseason — including Friday’s Sun Belt Championship matchup with Troy and any College Football Playoff appearance (…
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Reports: UCLA plans to hire James Madison’s Bob Chesney as its next football coach
His success made him one of the hottest candidates in the current coaching cycle.
Bob Chesney will leave JMU to coach UCLA after this season, reports say
James Madison coach Bob Chesney will leave the Dukes after this season to lead UCLA, according to multiple media reports Monday. Chesney, in his second season in Harrisonburg, has guided JMU to an 11-1 mark this year and a spot in Friday’s Sun Belt Conference championship game against Troy in Harrisonburg. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on X that Chesney is “set to sign a 5-year deal with UCLA that will emerge after James Madison’s Sun Belt champio…
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