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UCLA Football: Chip Kelly Dismisses Idea of a Dedicated Special Teams Coach

Before practice yesterday, UCLA football coach Chip Kelly met with the media for the first time after being able to watch the film of Saturday’s game against Oregon.

Naturally, he was asked about the play of the Bruins’ special teams.

His first question was about what happened when JJ Molson was late getting onto the field to try a field goal. Kelly chalked that up to a “communication issue,” saying that he has spoken with special teams coordinator Roy Manning about the problem. “It was fourth and ten. We weren’t considering going for it,” Kelly said. “So, I think there was a little confusion on the headset of we were going for it.