LAS VEGAS -- UCLA's final season in the Pac-12 will be a bittersweet one for coach Chip Kelly.
"I'm so affectionate towards the conference and have so many good friends here," Kelly told ESPN at Pac-12 media day. "The Pac-12 is a special place, but it was one of those deals ... I found out [UCLA was leaving] two hours before it was going to happen."
Between his time at Oregon and UCLA, Kelly has spent 11 years coaching in the conference and acknowledged conference realignment is just part of the sport.
"You understand it and I think even the league understands it," Kelly said.