By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The UCLA Bruins have hired Rick Neuheisel as the team’s new head football coach. He spent the 2007 season as the Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator.
He was the team’s Quarterbacks Coach in 2005 and 2006. The 46-year-old returns to Los Angeles, California, as he was a quarterback for the Bruins during his collegiate career.
Neuheisel was the Rainier Beach High School Vikings Head Coach in 2003 and 2004. He was the Washington Huskies head coach from 1999 through 2002.
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He went 33-16 with the Huskies. His best season was an 11-1 mark in 2000 and guided the team to a Rose Bowl win.
The 1984 Rose Bowl MVP also was the Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach from 1995 through 1998. With the Buffaloes, he went 33-14.
His best season with the team was a 10-2 mark, which he had in 1995 and 1996.
Before being hired as the Buffaloes head coach, he spent the 1994 season as the Buffaloes Offensive Coordinator. He was the Bruins Wide Receivers Coach from 1990 through 1993.
He also served as the Bruins Quarterbacks Coach in 1988 and 1989. Neuheisel began his coaching career as a Bruins Graduate Assistant in 1986.
In 2003, he was fired by the Huskies after he admitted that he had gambled $6,400 in two off-campus NCAA basketball tournament pools.
He reportedly received more than $17,000 on those two pools.
Neuheisel sued the school as he claimed it was wrongful termination and the NCAA, as he claimed they interfered in the situation. A settlement was reached in 2005 for $4.5 million.
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“Rick has enjoyed great success throughout his career and we believe he is the coach who can take our program to the next level,” said UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero. “His teams at Colorado and Washington continually challenged for conference championships.”
He replaces Karl Dorrell, who was fired by the school on December 3rd. Dorrell was the Bruins head coach for the last five seasons.
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