UCLA snagged its new football coach Saturday, formally announcing the hiring of Bob Chesney a little more than 13 hours after the outgoing James Madison coach guided his team to the Sun Belt Conference championship.
Now comes the matter of who Chesney might bring with him after he’s introduced on campus Tuesday.
It’s probably safe to assume that Chesney will retain at least a decent chunk of his current staff as part of a cross-country move from Harrisonburg, Va.
Eight of Chesney’s assistant coaches at James Madison have spent multiple years working with him, some of the connections going back to Chesney’s days at Salve Regina in Division III.