Over the last five years, UCLA coach Chip Kelly and Dorian Thompson-Robinson have overcome countless on-field struggles by having faith in one another.
Thompson-Robinson choosing to play in the bowl game when so many others on the opposite sideline — including Pittsburgh counterpart— have opted out could be considered reaffirmation of his love for the coach whose trust has felt like a warm embrace.
UCLA coach Chip Kelly hugs quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson after a 62-33 win over USC at the Coliseum in November 2021.— Dorian Thompson Robinson, on Chip Kelly after a huge win over Washington State in 2019 Fans howled for a change, some even suggesting Thompson-Robinson should move to wide receiver. Kelly just doubled down on the quarterback whose belief in himself matched that of his coach.
That mutual confidence was validated three weeks later on a chilly night in eastern Washington. With his team trailing Washington State by 32 points in the third quarter, Kelly stuck with Thompson-Robinson. The quarterback rewarded his coach with a school-record 564 yards of total offense in leading the Bruins to an“He gave me a hug,” Thompson-Robinson said of Kelly, “and told me how much he believed in me.
UCLA safety Stephan Blaylock will be playing in his 56th and final game as a Bruin in Friday’s Sun Bowl and sees it as an opportunity for future success for the program.
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