Put down the tomatoes, UCLA football fans. Rest your weary arms for a bit.

Maybe even for a good bit, time will tell. But for now, a win.

Victory in process, a W in the competence column, three cheers and an 8-clap for hope.

On Monday morning, the reports came in: UCLA has hired Bob Chesney as its new football coach .

Whenever his 11-1 James Madison team completes its season – either after it faces Troy this week in the Sun Belt championship game on Friday or following the College Football Playoff, if the Dukes get in – Chesney will take the wheel of UCLA’s sputtering squad.

His reported five-year deal – done, according to Southern California News Group sourcing – is the culmination of a buttoned-up, drama-free search, in noticeable contrast to the SEC’s messy sideshow of Lane Kif

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