Former UCLA Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel seems to be hoping to get another crack at being a college coach with Washington State. Not only that, but Neuheisel seems interested in coaching alongside son Jerry Neuheisel.
It makes sense for the father and son to want to join forces on the same staff for the first time but Jerry Neuheisel was UCLA’s offensive play caller this past season and impressed over his eight games calling plays for the Bruins offense. UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava thrived under Neuheisel but with the hiring of Bob Chesney, it’s unclear if Iamaleava or Neuheisel will remain with UCLA in 2026.
Rick Neuheisel appeared on the Chuck and Buck radio show on KJR 950 AM. During his appearance, Neuheisel discussed how he misses coaching and would love the opportunity to coach alongside his son.
“I’d love to coach with my son and to have the opportunity for the two of us to collaborate in this type of environment,” Neuheisel said. “That new conference (the new-look Pac-12) is really exciting from the standpoint of you’ve got eight similarly resourced programs. It isn’t like there’s an elephant in this room that’s going to run the table. Kind of like James Madison is in the Sun Belt, where they got more money than everyone else.”
It was an interesting shout out to Chesney’s current program. It will be equally interesting to see if Chesney is dedicated to keeping Jerry Neuheisel on his staff or if Chesney is attempting to bring in his own offensive coordinator. James Madison’s offensive coordinator is Dean Kennedy, who followed Chesney over from Holy Cross.
“If I’m going to make a run to coach one more time, the clock is ticking.” Rick Neuheisel said.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: ‘I’d love to coach with my son’ – Rick Neuheisel wants to coach again
Reporting by Dylan McNeill, UCLA Wire / UCLA Wire
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
