Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: Bill Walton -- and Chip Kelly -- weren't wrong about UCLA

Bruins never should have left the Pac-12.

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John Canzano
Sep 13, 2025
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Chip Kelly left UCLA suddenly in February 2024. (Photo: Naji Saker)

The athletic department legacy of UCLA was reduced on Friday night to little more than John Wooden and the destruction of the Pac-12 Conference.

Bill Walton wasn’t wrong.

Neither was Chip Kelly.

Those things hit like a bag of bricks as the Bruins football team got outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter against New Mexico and fell to 0-3 this season. UCLA didn’t just lose the game, 35-10; it paid the visiting team $1.25 million to come to the Rose Bowl.

Just wait for Big Ten play.

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