After his team's close win over UCLA, Stanford head coach David Shaw gushed over what Chip Kelly has done in his first year on the job in Westwood.

The following quotes come from David Shaw's postgame press conference at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, when Stanford beat UCLA by a score of 49-42. The win maintained Shaw's undefeated record over the Bruins for his career (9-0).

Shaw's opening statement after the win over UCLA

Another exciting Pac-12 game. First, give Chip Kelly a lot of credit, with what he's done there in a short span of time. Through all the injuries, all the issues, guys transferring out, everything. I thought about this all week, in the back of my head: I truly believe this is the future of the Pac-12 Championship Game right here. What (Kelly) is starting to do here, I'm really excited for him. Thankful that we won the game today, but give a lot of credit to him. It's going to be a lot of fun watching these two teams play over the next few years.

On Darnay Holmes' 93-yard return TD

Kicked the ball to Darnay, one of the fastest guys in America, and he ran that back for a touchdown. They made it tough, but our guys kept fighting back.

On the targeting call that was made via replay review in the fourth quarter

It's the right call. It's the call they have to make. You saw it up on the big screen, and our player had his head down. We have to really work on getting their heads up.

On UCLA's touchdown before halftime, which was called a TD via replay

The hard part for me is sometimes you want the officials to use common sense, and sometimes you don't. What I mean by that is, they called it no touchdown. When you go back and review it, I didn't see the runner cross the goal line. So I would love for them to say it was not a touchdown. But if you really look at it, common sense tells you he was in the end zone. You couldn't see it but the whole pile went in the end zone. I was hoping they weren't going to use common sense, but they did. They got the call right. They guy was in the end zone. The camera was blurred, but you can tell he was in the end zone.

-----------The quotes added below are from Stanford linebacker Sean Barton----------

On UCLA quarterback Wilton Speight

I was impressed. He made the right reads and scrambled when he needed to. He picked us apart in some key moments, so I got nothing but respect for the guy.

On the variety of looks that UCLA offered on offense

I wouldn't say we were surprised. In the first quarter, we pretty much knew exactly what was going on. They mixed it up a little bit which led to some miscommunication in the second and third quarter. Miscommunication was the reason for most of our errors.

----------The quotes added below are from Stanford wide receiver Trenton Irwin---------

On whether there was anything surprising about the high-scoring nature of today's game vs. UCLA

I thought we were going to be up by a lot, and then they would have an explosive play. Then they would go score off of that and I respect their fight. It was a good game, a rollercoaster game. Going from the safety, kickoff return, and the targeting call.

On what it was like to play in the Rose Bowl

It's just special. Who wouldn't want to play in the Rose Bowl? I remember when I was in high school talking to my dad about wanting to play there. I want to play for these teams or against them. Luckily, Stanford came knocking on my door. And I knew then, every time I go into this stadium, I have to make it special.

On how the UCLA secondary compares to the other secondaries he's faced

They were good. They were fast and athletic. They have a captain at safety who's pretty good. I just knew coming in I was going to rely on technique and speed. Back to the basics and playing ball. As a receiver, that's what you want: one-on-one coverage.