UCLA Fired Head Coach Jim Mora On His Birthday

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College football is a cold business. This afternoon, UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero announced that Head Football Coach Jim Mora has been relieved of his duties and that Offensive Coordinator Jedd Fisch will take overr as Interim Head Coach for the rest of the season

“”Making a coaching change is never easy, but it’s an especially difficult decision when you know that a coach has given his all to our University,” said Guerrero. “Jim helped reestablish our football program, and was instrumental in so many ways in moving the program forward. While his first four seasons at UCLA were very successful, the past two seasons have not met expectations. We thank Jim and his family for his service to our school and his unquestionable commitment to our student-athletes.”

The terms of Mora’s contract will be honored by UCLA Athletics, exclusively using department-generated funds.

In six seasons at UCLA, Mora compiled a 46-30 record, leading the Bruins to a pair of school record-tying 10-win seasons, winning the PAC-12 South in 2013 and taking the Bruins to four bowl games, including victories in the Sun Bowl (2013) and Alamo Bowl (2014). Under Mora, Bruin teams produced four of the top five best total offensive season outputs in school history. Twenty-five Bruins were selected in the NFL Draft during Mora’s tenure.”

While it’s not a huge surprise Mora got fired considering UCLA has struggled all season despite having an elite QB in Josh Rosen. It is kind of stunning that the Bruins would fire Mora on his fucking birthday.