UCLA Hires Neuheisel

For those of you not paying attention. the University of California at Los Angeles - otherwise known as "UCLA" - has hired our old coach, Rick Neuheisel, to be its head coach starting in the 2008 season. Neuheisel, as you might know, is a UCLA alumnus and former assistant coach.

Interestingly, Neuheisel was the QB for the Rose-Bowl-winning UCLA Bruins of 1983-4 and is replacing one of his former favorite targets, Karl Dorrell, who was a sophomore receiver on the same bowl squad of that year. Neuheisel was named MVP of the Rose Bowl that year, having completed 4 TD passes during the game in a win over 4th-ranked Illinois.

Neuheisel moved on after law school to become an assistant coach at UCLA in 1993 and moved to Colorado in 1994. After stays at CU and Washington, he moved on to become the QB coach for the Baltimore Ravens in 2005 and was promoted to offensive coordinator under coach Brian Billick in 2006.

Neuheisel returns to UCLA to become its head coach, where one of his biggest challenges is going to be to keep his "new" coaching staff together, as they have a reputation for excellent recruiting skills.

Congrats to Coach Neuheisel...