Bob Chesney is getting major positive acclaim as the UCLA Bruins are off to a perfect start in the 2026 campaign.
Chesney is going through his first year at the Bruins helm, spending the last two years at James Madison. He has been largely successful, leading the Dukes to the College Football Playoffs in a historic 2025 campaign.
Chesney is building on this incredible momentum with the Bruins. Tey are 4-0 on the season, remaining undefeated after blowing out Maryland on the road. This prompted fans, reporters and media to react to the latest results.
“UCLA has improved more in four games under Bob Chesney than I've seen at USC in five years under Lincoln Riley,” writer Bryan Fischer wrote.
Article Continues Below“If I were a gambler, UCLA to make the playoff would be tempting,” reporter Dan Wolken stated.
“The coaching mismatch in UCLA-Maryland is evident. The team who traveled 2500 miles and is playing an early body clock game is playing so much faster and more physical. Chesney is the real deal,” former lineman Geoff Schwartz said.
“UCLA is a genuinely fun team to watch, and I'm here for it. Bob Chesney is special,” insider Nicole Auerbach replied.
“Bob Chesney is an early frontrunner for Coach of the Year Cross-country road trip and he already has UCLA capable of doing this,” writer Steve Helwick expressed.