UCLA Bruin’s football autographed by Head Coach Rick Neuheisel. 

Rick Neuheisel, who quarterbacked UCLA to victory in the 1984 Rose Bowl and who enjoyed a high level of success as a head coach at two other programs, has completed his second year as head coach at his alma mater with a 30-21 victory in the EagleBank Bowl and four wins in the Bruins' final five games.

The energetic and personable Neuheisel returned to UCLA in December of 2007 and has brought energy and excitement to the program. This season, the Bruins scored a huge win on the road at Tennessee and won three straight games in November to become bowl eligible. Kai Forbath won the Lou Groza Award, Forbath, Brian Price, Rahim Moore and Alterraun Verner earned first-team All-America acclaim from at least one organization/publication and all, along with Reggie Carter, were first-team All-Pac-10 selections.

Twice in 2008, the Bruins rallied late in the fourth quarter for victories, including versus Tennessee on national television on Labor Day evening. In addition, he laid a solid foundation to build upon and in February signed a second straight Top 10 recruiting class. Neuheisel is "relentlessly positive" and sees great things for the future of Bruin football.