Joshua Kelley – Noteworthy
The final seconds of UCLA’s first win of the Chip Kelly era ticked off and the Bruins gathered to celebrate with their traveling fans before performing a rousing rendition of their fight song in the locker room. After five straight losses to open the season, this celebration was a long time coming. Joshua Kelley ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns, the defense had four of its five takeaways in the second half and Kelly earned his first win as a college coach in more than five years by beating California 37-7 on Saturday. “For me, it just hit home when we celebrated with the student section that traveled here,” Kelley said. “When we sung that fight song, it felt right. It felt right man.”
The Bruins (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) entered the day one of four winless teams in the FBS as part of their worst start since 1943. But UCLA dominated the trenches against the Golden Bears (3-3, 0-3) to give Kelly his first win as a college coach since leaving Oregon for the NFL following the 2012 season. Kelley scored on a 5-yard run to cap a 59-yard drive set up by a fumble by Patrick Laird in the first quarter. Then, after Cal finally got on the board with Laird’s 1-yard run on the opening drive of the second half, Kelley and the Bruins answered with two straight scoring drives capped by Kelley’s 1-yard runs that made it 27-7. – AP College Football