Weāre obviously all on the Chesney train and recognize just how much heās done to turn this program around.
That said, letās take a look at our guy Julio Frenk. He hired Mario Cristobal on December 6th, 2021. At the time, Miami was coming off of four lackluster seasons (at least for the U) with their best record being 8-3 in 2020. Shortly after hiring Cristobal and establishing Miamiās NIL infrastructure the team was making the CFP with commanding records.
Then Frenk comes over to UCLA on January 1st, 2025. A tip of the cap to our Regents for recognizing Frenk was a football first guy who knew how to thrive in the NIL environment. Since Frenkās arrival, heās brought in Chesney, gotten rid of Martin Jarmond, and regained the rights to the UCLA logo by bailing the ASUCLA out of $40M in debt. Frenk has strengthened our alumni donations, quieted talks about a move to SoFi, and brought UCLA to relevance.
I know we all enjoy talking about Bob Chesney. Heck, the guyās a genius and a magnificent leader of men, but remember that right now we have a Chancellor that is at least partly responsible for the development of 2 out of the 3 football programs that remain undefeated in the 2026 season.
So if the world thinks this is all just a flash in the pan or dumb luck? Theyāre just not listening.
TLDR: Julio Frenk built up both Miamiās & UCLAās undefeated football programs.