UCLA Football Coaching Staff Finalized
January 23, 2018 | Football
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA head football coach Chip Kelly recently finalized his coaching staff and their assignments for the 2018 season.
Dana Bible joins the UCLA staff as quarterbacks coach after a career which has included stints as an offensive coordinator at both the NFL and collegiate levels. He has coached such current NFL quarterbacks as Russell Wilson, Matt Ryan and Mike Glennon.
Roy Manning will serve as the Bruins' outside linebackers coach and special teams coach. He comes to UCLA after a three-year stint at Washington State as outside linebackers coach. Last year, the Cougars owned one of the highest-ranking defenses in the Pac-12. Manning, a former player at the University of Michigan who played in the NFL for three seasons, also has coaching experience at his alma mater and the University of Cincinnati.
Vince Oghobaase (oh-guh-BAH-see) has been named defensive line coach. He joins the Bruin staff after working the previous two seasons in the NFL as the San Francisco 49ers' assistant defensive line coach. Oghobaase played collegiately at Duke University and finished his career ranked among the top 10 at the school in both sacks and tackles for loss.
Returning to UCLA for the 2018 campaign are wide receivers coach Jimmie Dougherty, running backs coach DeShaun Foster, offensive line coach Hank Fraley and Angus McClure, who returns to coaching the tight end position.
In his first season with the Bruins, Dougherty's receiving group helped establish a new school record for most passing yards in a season (4,478 yards), a total which ranked second in the Pac-12.
In 2017, Foster's Bruin running backs upped their rushing average per carry by almost a yard per attempt. Rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns and rushing first downs all went up for the Bruins. UCLA ranked third in the conference in total offense. The top four running backs each produced career-high rushing totals during the season and generated new highs for receptions.
Coach Fraley's offensive line group improved its rushing output by almost a full yard per carry from 2016 totals. Rushing yardage, rushing touchdowns and rushing first downs all moved in a positive direction for the Bruins.
McClure, who has more than 20 years of coaching experience, will return to the staff for a 12th season. In 2012, he began coaching the defensive line, having previously worked with tight ends, offensive line and special teams since arriving in Westwood in 2007. McClure will once again coach the tight ends in 2018. As defensive line coach, McClure has seen one of his linemen selected in eight of the past 10 NFL drafts, including five straight years. Also of note is the fact that a Bruin defensive lineman has been chosen in the first round in three of the last five drafts.
Coach Kelly previously had announced the hiring of Jerry Azzinaro as the defensive coordinator, Don Pellum as inside linebackers coach and Paul Rhoads as defensive backs coach.
The Bruins are scheduled to open the 2018 season on September 1st in the Rose Bowl against Cincinnati. That is the first of seven home contests, including dates in Pasadena against nationally-ranked teams from Washington (Oct. 6), USC (Nov. 17) and Stanford (Nov. 24). For season ticket information, please visit uclabruins.com/tickets.