UCLA Football: Bruins Officially Name Three Coaches for 2024 Season

The Bruins have officially named three coaches for their upcoming season.

There may be rumors going on that have pegged Chip Kelly for a move to the NFL, though nothing has been substantiated on that quite yet. The noise is not enough to drown out the excitement of the upcoming UCLA Bruins season and their entrance into the Big Ten Conference. 

While there are plenty of months between then and now, UCLA has officially announced three coaches who are set to guide the team into a winning season. 

𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 & 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://t.co/CX5KfhyVAC pic.twitter.com/6l8cLWJM6y

— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) February 5, 2024

𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 & 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://t.co/CX5KfhyVAC pic.twitter.com/XiIPcm7Pry

— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) February 5, 2024

𝗞𝗼𝗱𝗶 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 & 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://t.co/CX5KfhyVAC pic.twitter.com/HiJzUdhOuy

— UCLA Football (@UCLAFootball) February 5, 2024

UCLA has announced that Kodi Whitfield will be the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach, Jerry Neuheisel has been named passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach, and Tim Drevno has been named running game coordinator and offensive line coach. 

All three coaches offer a wealth of experience and leadership that should help the Bruins become a powerhouse in the Big Ten Conference. 

"Tim, Jerry and Kodi are versatile coaches who bring different, valuable perspectives to our coaching staff," said Kelly. "They will continue to be tremendous assets for our players and me going forward."

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Chip Kelly, UCLA Communications

Whitfield was a graduate assistant for UCLA before he was named cornerbacks coach in January 2023. He can now add special teams coordinator to his resume. 

Drevno was an on-field assistant in 2022 but has been named as one of the best at his current position, helping the Bruins to lead the league and rank sixth overall with a ground rate of 237.2.

Neuheisel was instrumental in coaching up Jake Bobo to land a role with the Seattle Seahawks. Kazmeir Allen and Kyle Philips were also under Neuheisel's guidance, and are both on NFL teams as well. 

The Bruins have a good coaching staff in place, and are sure to make some noise in the 2024 season.