Ucla Coach Rick Neuheisel

The game film from Sunday's scrimmage gave UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel plenty of material for the locker room chalkboard. First, the special teams unit had several lulls. "We need to make sure that never happens again," he said. Second, some players looked rusty at times while adjusting to new positions, such as Glenn Love , who switched from strong safety to linebacker this season. Neuheisel said that Love showed flashes of what he could do, but "it's just making decisions faster."

Former UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel has listed his house in Bel-Air for sale at $4.995 million. The Cape Cod-inspired traditional, built in 2008, opens to a grand foyer. The 6,000 square feet of living space features wainscoting, coffered ceilings and ocean and city views. Including the master bedroom with a sitting area and balcony, there are five bedrooms and six bathrooms. Neuheisel, 51, was the head football coach at his alma mater from 2008 until last year. Although the Bruins won the first Pac-12 South Division title, Neuheisel was fired following the 6-6 season.

A volatile off-season for UCLA's football program took more twists and turns Thursday, with Coach Rick Neuheisel continuing to reshape his staff in the wake of a 4-8 season. Jim Mastro was hired as an assistant coach for the offense. Todd Howard was fired as defensive line coach. Kentucky assistant Steve Brown emerged as a candidate for the defensive coordinator job. Neuheisel said he hoped to have a decision on a defensive coordinator by the weekend. Former Miami Coach Randy Shannon is also under consideration, and Neuheisel didn't rule out interviewing one more candidate in a process that began when Chuck Bullough was fired Dec. 18. "I had a guy picked three times now and circumstances led to the search continuing," Neuheisel said.

I've seen all the names on the list of potential successors to UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel. Boise State's Chris Petersen crossed off, the attention now shifts to Miami's Al Golden. UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero passed word through a spokesman to our UCLA beat reporter Chris Foster on Friday night that he's not talking to Golden. I presume he meant he wasn't talking to him at that exact moment. Otherwise, someone might accuse him later of not telling the truth. Some folks in the know are now saying that if Golden consents to further talks he becomes the front-runner.

UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel tried a preemptive strike a few weeks ago at the Pacific 12 Conference's football media day. He opened with a joke: "I'm excited to be here. As a coach on the proverbial hot seat, I'm excited to be invited to any of these things. " Laughing it off? Not quite. In the game of college football monopoly, Neuheisel may have just one dice roll left. After three seasons in which UCLA has looked no better off then when he was hired in 2008, fans are restless.

Rick Neuheisel made it clear during a Monday afternoon news conference that he was not ready to commit to bringing back offensive coordinator Norm Chow next season. Chow made it clear Monday evening that the decision was out of his hands, saying, "I would like to come back. I have an agreement. No one is more disappointed in the offense than me. Certainly it is his prerogative to do that. He can let us go, stay with us or not. " Chow is in the third year of a three-year contract but has agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension believed to be worth about $500,000 a season.

Rick Neuheisel is reviewing video of Oregon at play Monday afternoon on the office wall opposite his desk, with one more game to coach while reporters and UCLA administrators gather elsewhere to dwell on his firing. As optimistic as he has been every day on the job at UCLA, he says there is another game to win, quoting the characters from "Dumb and Dumber": "So you're telling me there's a chance. " As gung-ho as he remains even after being advised he's been a failure here, he says, "I'm not going to change now just because Dan Guerrero says I've failed.

Quarterback Richard Brehaut fired a pass toward no one in particular against Washington last Thursday and trudged off the field toward a coach who had already achieved spontaneous combustion. Rick Neuheisel met Brehaut before he got to the sideline, looking as if he was berating the sophomore ? "It's not berating, it's quizzing," Neuheisel said Monday. OK, Neuheisel was intensely quizzing Brehaut about his decision making. So it went throughout Thursday's 24-7 loss as Brehaut sustained a concussion and his two backups struggled in their first major college football experiences.

Rick Neuheisel says he saw "enough good things" on the Kansas State game tape to convince the UCLA coach that "there are better days ahead. " That, however, would seem to hinge on future tapes' not turning into highlight reels for opposing running backs. The Bruins gave up 313 yards rushing Saturday, 234 by Daniel Thomas . That allowed Kansas State to hold onto the ball for 35 minutes 56 seconds in a 31-22 victory. Old news, 24 hours later, that would seem to require a new solution.

UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel began reshaping his football program Saturday, firing defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough and wide receivers coach Reggie Moore, and said that more changes are coming after the Bruins' 4-8 season. Whether that means more firings or a "reshuffling" of the offensive staff remains to be seen. Neuheisel said he was "evaluating" the situation, leaving the status of offensive coordinator Norm Chow undetermined. Neuheisel said there would be no more dismissals of defensive coaches, but "there are certain other things I want to continue to consider.

In how many professions could you be fired on a Monday, allowed back to work Tuesday, gratefully carried off the practice field Wednesday, and get a chance at one last shining moment in front of thousands of people Friday? Welcome to the odd little corner of the college football world occupied by soon-to-be-former UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel. He conducted practice Monday hours after he was dismissed and continued to prepare the Bruins the rest of the week for Friday's Pac-12 championship game against Oregon at Autzen Stadium.

Rick Neuheisel is reviewing video of Oregon at play Monday afternoon on the office wall opposite his desk, with one more game to coach while reporters and UCLA administrators gather elsewhere to dwell on his firing. As optimistic as he has been every day on the job at UCLA, he says there is another game to win, quoting the characters from "Dumb and Dumber": "So you're telling me there's a chance. " As gung-ho as he remains even after being advised he's been a failure here, he says, "I'm not going to change now just because Dan Guerrero says I've failed.

For three seasons, UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel has been chasing USC. How much ground has been gained, he admits, is in the eye of the beholder. "Well, in my mind, from my vantage point, there has been lots of progress," Neuheisel said. "I understand the frustration of the fans out there. They may not be able to see it because they don't come to all the practices and they don't sit where I sit. " Where Neuheisel sits, at the moment, is second in the city. UCLA has lost 11 of the last 12 games to USC, including the last three under Neuheisel, heading into Saturday's game at the Coliseum.

UCLA had everything going its way last Saturday … after its game. The Bruins had stumbled through a 31-6 loss to Utah and were winging west, with players working cellphones and other electronic gadgets for updates on the Arizona State-Washington State game. "I felt bad. I had my head down and then someone came to me and said, 'Arizona State is losing in Pullman,' " linebacker Sean Westgate said. "I went, 'What?' I was so excited. All of us started tracking the game. " By the time UCLA landed, Washington State had finished off a 37-27 victory over Arizona State, giving control of the Pac-12 Conference's South division back to the Bruins — at least temporarily.

UCLA needs two victories to get to the Pac-12 Conference title game. Step one is Saturday against a Colorado team that is next to last in the South division. Staff writer Chris Foster examines the game's issues and matchups: Grudge match? There has been a lot of chatter considering these two universities have played football against each other only six times. The Bruins and Buffaloes have not faced each other since 2003, long before any of the current players were in college.

Kevin Prince's strong recent play as UCLA's quarterback is beginning to affect his father's work. "When Kevin wasn't playing, none of my patients wanted to talk about him," said Stephen Prince, a dentist. "Now, I can't get any work done. I have to tell them, 'I can't do my job if you're talking.' " Prince has led the Bruins to three victories in four games and a share of the lead in the Pac-12 Conference's South Division heading into Saturday afternoon's game at Utah. He did so with gusto, rushing for 163 yards in a 31-14 victory over California.

UCLA safety Dietrich Riley had "full movement and sensation in all of his extremities," UCLA officials said after Riley was taken off the field on a stretcher during Saturday's 31-14 victory over California. Riley was injured with 10 minutes 41 seconds left in the game, when he collided with Cal running back Isi Sofele. Riley was placed on a back board and taken to Huntington Hospital. "All signs are positive," Coach Rick Neuheisel said. "Every test came back negative. He was in great spirits when he left the field.

Reporting from Salt Lake City -- This had a familiar feel, a familiar look, a familiar sound. UCLA Coach Rick Neuheisel went around the locker room after the game cajoling Bruins' players to "stay up, stay up, I need you next week. " Defensive players were perplexed about being run over on the field. The offensive solution was to "execute better," which was an audio loop from player to player. Walking away after a 31-6 loss to Utah on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the Bruins could view this as a rerun.