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Neuheisel to get second interview
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By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 19, 2007
Rick Neuheisel is scheduled to be interviewed by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block for the Bruins' head coach job tonight, sources familiar with the search said.
Neuheisel, the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, was interviewed by UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero last week and is believed to be the front-runner for the position. DeWayne Walker, UCLA's interim head coach; Norm Chow, the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator; and John Harbaugh, a Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach, were also interviewed for the job.
Leading candidate
Neuheisel is the only one so far to receive an interview with the chancellor, a necessary step before a job offer can be made, a source said.
Neuheisel could not be reached for comment. Guerrero has declined all interview requests since firing Coach Karl Dorrell and beginning the coach search.
This would be a homecoming for the 46-year old Neuheisel, who was the quarterback for the Bruins in a 45-9 victory over Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl. He was also a UCLA assistant from 1986 to '93.
Neuheisel had a 66-30 record during eight seasons as a head coach at Washington and Colorado, but those stops also involved controversy.
The NCAA put Colorado on two years' probation for rules violations, though all were considered secondary violations. Neuheisel was fired from Washington for his involvement in an NCAA basketball betting pool, but later won wrongful termination case and received a $4.5-million settlement from the NCAA and Washington.
UCLA officials are also believed interested in retaining Walker, who has been a successful defensive coordinator and the linchpin to the program's recent recruiting success.
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Neuheisel to get second interview
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By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 19, 2007
Rick Neuheisel is scheduled to be interviewed by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block for the Bruins' head coach job tonight, sources familiar with the search said.
Neuheisel, the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, was interviewed by UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero last week and is believed to be the front-runner for the position. DeWayne Walker, UCLA's interim head coach; Norm Chow, the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator; and John Harbaugh, a Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach, were also interviewed for the job.
Leading candidate
Neuheisel is the only one so far to receive an interview with the chancellor, a necessary step before a job offer can be made, a source said.
Neuheisel could not be reached for comment. Guerrero has declined all interview requests since firing Coach Karl Dorrell and beginning the coach search.
This would be a homecoming for the 46-year old Neuheisel, who was the quarterback for the Bruins in a 45-9 victory over Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl. He was also a UCLA assistant from 1986 to '93.
Neuheisel had a 66-30 record during eight seasons as a head coach at Washington and Colorado, but those stops also involved controversy.
The NCAA put Colorado on two years' probation for rules violations, though all were considered secondary violations. Neuheisel was fired from Washington for his involvement in an NCAA basketball betting pool, but later won wrongful termination case and received a $4.5-million settlement from the NCAA and Washington.
UCLA officials are also believed interested in retaining Walker, who has been a successful defensive coordinator and the linchpin to the program's recent recruiting success.
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