Preserving a winning formula, new UCLA football coach Bob Chesney is bringing his top two assistants across the country with him.
Chesney is hiring offensive coordinator Dean Kennedy and defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler — who both served in those same capacities under Chesney at James Madison — in a nod to continuity after the Dukes reached the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history.
The hiring of both coordinators was confirmed by someone with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the moves have not been formally announced.