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UCLA hires Jim Mora
Jim L. Mora will be named football coach at UCLA Saturday, a source close to the situation told ESPNLosAngeles.com.
Mora, the former coach of the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, is currently an analyst for the NFL network. He replaces Rick Neuheisel, who was fired after going 21-29 during his four years with the Bruins.
Mora, whose father Jim briefly served as an assistant a UCLA, has little college coaching experience. He was a graduate assistant at Washington, where he played defensive back, in 1984.
He spent most of his career in the NFL, most recently as the head coach of the Seahawks in the 2009. He was fired after going 5-11 in his only season. He was the assistant head coach for two seasons prior.
Before joining Seattle, Mora served as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons for 2004-2006. In his first season with Atlanta, the Falcons went 11-5 and made it to the NFC championship game. His teams went 8-8 and 7-9 the next two seasons and he was fired.
Mora, 50, began his NFL career as a quality control assistant with the San Diego Chargers in 1985. He took over as secondary coach in 1989 and left to join his father with the New Orleans Saints in 1992. He moved to the San Francisco 49ers in 1997 and became the 49ers defensive coordinator in 1999 under Steve Mariucci.
Source: AP
Mora, the former coach of the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons, is currently an analyst for the NFL network. He replaces Rick Neuheisel, who was fired after going 21-29 during his four years with the Bruins.
Mora, whose father Jim briefly served as an assistant a UCLA, has little college coaching experience. He was a graduate assistant at Washington, where he played defensive back, in 1984.
He spent most of his career in the NFL, most recently as the head coach of the Seahawks in the 2009. He was fired after going 5-11 in his only season. He was the assistant head coach for two seasons prior.
Before joining Seattle, Mora served as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons for 2004-2006. In his first season with Atlanta, the Falcons went 11-5 and made it to the NFC championship game. His teams went 8-8 and 7-9 the next two seasons and he was fired.
Mora, 50, began his NFL career as a quality control assistant with the San Diego Chargers in 1985. He took over as secondary coach in 1989 and left to join his father with the New Orleans Saints in 1992. He moved to the San Francisco 49ers in 1997 and became the 49ers defensive coordinator in 1999 under Steve Mariucci.
Source: AP