I grew up watching this guy. I’m a big fan of this guy. I liked UCLA better than USC growing up as a kid then,” Carriker said. “But here’s my issue with DeShaun, because I’m not convinced that this is a great hire and here’s why: He’s never been anything but a running backs coach, never been a coordinator, obviously not been a head coach. Again, I’m a big fan of him and I’m rooting for him. But I can’t help but wonder if this is more of a homegrown hire than it is a good hire.”
But man, it’s going to be so hard going into the Big Ten and a really brutal schedule going into that new conference… Like I said, UCLA is not a bad job talent in California,” Carriker noted. “So I think there’s just going to be a learning curve for DeShaun. I think he’s going to revitalize people. I think he will recruit well. I think he’s going to, like you said, pull off some upsets. I’m curious about the learning curve, How big and how fast how long does that take?”
Your UCLA Bruins took an interesting swing in striving to replace now-former head coach Chip Kelly, who departed the gig for an opportunity to… serve as the offensive coordinator for a presumed CFP championship contender in the Ohio State Buck
