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UCLA HC Chip Kelly Opens Media Session With Thoughts On Aaron Lowe’s Tragic Passing

Sep 27, 2021, 3:16 PM | Updated: 4:27 pm

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Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins looks on from the sidelines against the Stanford Cardinal during the third quarter of an NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 25, 2021 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Before UCLA head coach Chip Kelly addressed the media on Monday, he gave his condolences to the Utah football program and Aaron Lowe’s family.

Chip Kelly met with the local Los Angeles media on Monday when he started the availability with thoughts on the tragic passing of Utah DB Aaron Lowe.

“First, I’d like to say our thoughts and prayers are out at the University of Utah, Aaron Lowe’s family with the tragedy that happened over the weekend,” Kelly said. “Puts things in perspective for everybody. I know they lost a player last offseason, who was actually really close with Aaron (inaudible) it’s a tough thing … our thoughts and prayers are with those guys.”

Kelly then told the media that he would have a conversation with his team later Monday night about that situation that saw Lowe lose his life after getting shot and killed at a party in Sugarhouse late Saturday night, early Sunday morning.

The UCLA head coach also said that he sent a text message to Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham.

Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.

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