UCLA offensive coordinator dropped after dismal season

Published Nov. 27, 2016 4:51 p.m. ET

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LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA has dropped offensive coordinator Kennedy Polamalu after a dismal season for the Bruins' offense.

Coach Jim Mora announced the move Sunday, a day after his worst year in Westwood ended at 4-8 with a loss at California.

Polamalu spent just one season running the Bruins' offense. The veteran running backs coach promised to bring a physical, run-based scheme to the school after four seasons under Noel Mazzone, who ran a sophisticated passing game.

Instead, UCLA finished 127th out of 128 FBS teams with just 84.3 yards rushing per game. The Bruins also did little with talented sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen, who missed the second half of the season with injuries.

UCLA had its worst season since 2010, which is also the last time the Bruins missed a bowl game.

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