Overview
- Multiple outlets report Chesney is expected to sign a five-year contract with UCLA, with formalities to be completed after Friday’s Sun Belt Championship.
- Per ESPN, UCLA and JMU agreed he will coach the Dukes in the title game and, if selected, through a potential College Football Playoff run.
- ESPN reports Chesney informed his team of his intention to leave as James Madison sits 11-1 and No. 19 entering the conference final.
- Chesney is 20-5 in two seasons at JMU and 131-51 overall across head coaching stops at Salve Regina, Assumption and Holy Cross before moving to FBS.
- The expected hire caps a roughly 10-week search after UCLA fired DeShaun Foster; the Bruins finished 3-9 under interim Tim Skipper as a search committee and in-person visits identified Chesney as the top choice.