UCLA nabbed one of the hottest coordinators in college football heading into the 2025 season, but it turns out that partnership is ending before a full season together.
Multiple reports tonight share that the Bruins and offensive play caller Tino Sunseri have mutually agreed to part ways.
The LA Times was first to report the move.
Just 36-years old Sunseri has had a rapid rise in the coaching profession.
The former Pitt quarterback went undrafted in 2013 before in the CFL for a few seasons. He joined the Florida State staff as a graduate assistant to begin his coaching career as a qualty control assistant, and spent two season in Tallahassee, followed by a season in the same role at Tennessee.
In 2019, he joined Nick Saban's staff at Alabama as a graduate assistant for two seasons before taking his first on-field coaching job at James Madison under Curt Cignetti in 2021.
He would follow Cignetti to Indiana as the Hoosier's co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, helping the turnaround in Bloomington become the story of college football in 2004.
This past off season, Sunseri decided to head west for the opportunity to handle play calling duties solo for DeShawn Foster's program at UCLA.
Foster was dismissed after going 5-7 in his debut season, followed by an 0-3 start to the 2025 season.
Sunseri leaves the Bruins after scoring just 57 points in their four games, ranking 134th out of 136 FBS programs. Both their rushing numbers and passing numbers rank 99th or worse in major college football, and they rank 126th nationally in third down conversions at a clip just under 31%.
His stint with UCLA could not have been more different than the time he spent sharing play calling responsibilities at Indiana with Mike Shanahan.
The Hoosiers offense ranked second nationally in scoring last season during their magical run to the College Football Playoff, scoring over 41 points per game.
Former UCLA quarterback Jerry Neuheisel will take over the offensive play calling duties for the program, and multiple reports share that former UCLA offensive coordinator, and veteran college play caller, Noel Mazzone will be joining the staff as well, pending official approvals.
Interim head coach Tim Skipper and the 0-4 Bruins are preparing to take on a Penn State squad this weekend, who are coming off a double-overtime loss to Oregon last weekend.
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