A caravan with a mission

And on Saturday, they will all climb aboard chartered buses and roll into SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland to make sure Chesney knows they are with him and the Bruins;

Greg Maresca , Bio and Archives--September 25, 2026

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There are plenty of stories in college football and not all of them are worth telling. Then, every once in a while, you find one that reminds you why the sport is still loved by many – a story with heart, grit and a coach who did not take the escalator to the big time.

Bob Chesney Jr. and the UCLA Bruins are exactly that kind of story.

The matchup is a homecoming of sorts for a coach whose football stock was nurtured in Pennsylvania’s Coal Region

UCLA’s 3-0 season’s initial run under the Kulpmont native flies east to take on the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday for their first Big Ten road test. Fresh off a 52–38 shootout win over Purdue; Chesney brings an undefeated squad into SECU Stadium. The matchup is a homecoming of sorts for a coach whose football stock was nurtured in Pennsylvania’s Coal Region long before landing in Westwood, California where UCLA’s blue-and-gold rises amid the sun-splashed palm trees.

Maryland, licking its wounds after a setback to former Penn State coach James Franklin and Virginia........

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