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BERNSTEIN Director of Football Relations KEN 2Nd Season (4Th on Staff) NORRIS Miami '10

BERNSTEIN Director of Football Relations KEN 2Nd Season (4Th on Staff) NORRIS Miami '10

• 2013 COACHING STAFF BIOS •

JIM MORA

Head Coach 2nd Season Washington '84

On December 10, 2011, former and head coach Jim Mora was named UCLA's 17th head coach in school history. In his fi rst year, Mora guided the Bruins to the 2012 South Division Championship of the Pac-12 Conference and matched the school-record for wins by a fi rst-year coach, with nine. The Bruins, who played in the Holiday Bowl, set numerous offensive records during the course of the 2012 season, including establishing a new school rushing leader, in , and several passing marks achieved by Brett Hundley. On de- fense, Anthony Barr emerged as one of the most dynamic performers in the country in his fi rst season as a and led the nation in sacks for a good portion of the year. Eric Kendricks led the conference in tackles, ranking 11th in the country. Four players were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, including in the fi rst round by the . Mora, a former NFC Coach of the Year, came to UCLA after spending part of 2010 and most of 2011 as an analyst and contributor for the NFL Network and the NFL on FOX. He brought 25 years of NFL coaching acumen with him to UCLA, including four years of NFL head coaching experience while at the helm of the Atlanta Falcons (2004-06) and the Seattle Seahawks (2009). Mora took over for Mike Holmgren as head coach of the Seahawks in 2009. He had served as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for Seattle in the 2007 and 2008 campaigns. The Seahawks went 10-6 and fi nished fi rst in the NFC West in the 2007 season and won the Wild Card game in the playoffs. In his initial season as the head coach of Atlanta in 2004, Mora directed the team to an 11-5 record, becoming just the eighth rookie head coach in NFL history to win 11 games and the 11th to bring home a Division title. The Falcons captured the NFC South title and earned an appearance in the NFC Championship Game for only the second time in franchise history. Mora was selected as the NFC Coach of the Year. The Falcon's defense improved from a league ranking of 32nd in 2003 to No. 14 overall the next season, fueled by a league-leading and franchise record 48 quarter- back sacks. Atlanta topped the NFL in rushing in all three of Mora's seasons as head coach. In 2006, became the fi rst in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season. Mora had joined the Falcons following a seven-season stint with the San Francisco four-year playing career as a for the Huskies. While at UW, Mora had 49ers (1997-2003). He spent his last fi ve seasons in San Francisco as the defensive the opportunity to be a part of two Rose Bowl teams as a player (1981-loss to Michi- coordinator. In his fi rst year, the 49ers fi nished No. 1 in the NFL in total defense, No. gan; 1982-win over Iowa), and helped the Huskies land a berth in the 1985 Orange 2 in pass defense (25 ), takeaways (41) and run defense, as well as Bowl (win over Oklahoma) as a graduate assistant coach. During his fi ve seasons fi nishing No. 3 in the League in sacks (54). The 1998 squad tied for No. 1 in the NFC, in the Husky program, Washington compiled a 48-12 record, ranked among the and No. 4 in the NFL in interceptions, with 21. In the 2002 and 2003 seasons with nation's Top 10 teams on three occasions, and did not fi nish lower than second in San Francisco, the defense fi nished no lower than fourth in the NFL versus the run the Pac-10 standings. and in 2003, produced 42 sacks, to tie for second in the conference. The 1997 team Outside of his role as a coach and then, broadcaster, Mora and his wife, Shannon, advanced to the NFC Championship Game and had three defensive players voted founded the Jim Mora Count on Me Foundation in 2005, which strives to support to the , while the 1998 and 2002 squads captured Wild Card Game wins. children in need by affording them the opportunity to realize their potential and From 1992-1996, Mora worked on the staff of his dad, Jim E. Mora, as the second- dreams, help create more stability in their lives, support advocacy for children, and ary coach with the . His defensive expertise began to take shape support channels that allow children to have a voice. and the Saints boasted the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL during his fi rst two years. Mora and his wife have four children - Cole, Lillia, Ryder and Trey. In 1985, Mora broke into the NFL coaching ranks with the San Diego Chargers, un- der head coach . He spent seven seasons with the Chargers, advancing COACHING EXPERIENCE from the league's fi rst quality control coaching position to defensive backs coach, UCLA while working for head coaches Coryell, and . 2012-Pres...... Head Coach SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NFL Pro Bowlers who have played under coach Mora over the years include -- Julian 2009...... Head Coach SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Peterson, LB-Seattle and San Francisco; Marcus Trufant, DB-Seattle; Allen Rossum, 2007-08 ...... Defensive Coordinator ATLANTA FALCONS DB-Atlanta; Patrick Kerney, DL-Atlanta; Roderick Coleman, DL-Atlanta; Keith Brook- 2004-06 ...... Head Coach ing, LB-Atlanta; DeAngelo Hall, DB-Atlanta; Michael Vick, QB-Atlanta; Alge Crum- 1999-2003 ...... Defensive Coordinator SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS pler, TE-Atlanta; , RB-Atlanta; Bryant Young, DL-San Francisco; Lance 1997-98 ...... Secondary NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Schulters, DB-San Francisco; Merton Hanks, DB-San Francisco; Eric Allen, DB-New 1992-96 ...... Secondary SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Orleans; Tyrone Hughes, DB-New Orleans; Gill Byrd, DB-San Diego. 1989-91 ...... Secondary SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Mora began his coaching career, in 1984, at the University of Washington. He joined 1985-88 ...... Defensive Quality Control UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON the staff of head coach Don James, in the role of defensive assistant, following a 1984...... Graduate Assistant

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STEVE ADRIAN BROUSSARD KLEMM

Running Backs Offensive Line/Run Game Coord. 2nd Season 2nd Season Washington State '90 Hawai'i/Excelsior College '08

Former Washington State University star and NFL player joined the Former NFL offensive lineman and three-time winner staff at UCLA in December of 2011 after serving two seasons as wide receivers joined the Bruin staff in December 2011 after coaching four seasons at SMU, and coach for Arizona State. has quickly established himself as one of the top recruiters in the nation. In his fi rst season with the Bruins, Broussard directed a group headed In just a few short weeks in Westwood, he helped the Bruins bring in one of the na- by senior Johnathan Franklin, who set new school season (1,734 yards) and career tion's top classes for 2012 and was named the Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year by 24/7 (4,403) rushing marks on his way to earning All-America honors. Franklin, a fi nalist Sports. He followed it up by bringing in one of the nation's top O-line groups in 2013 for the Doak Walker Award, also set a school record with nine 100-yard rushing and was tabbed by Rivals.com as one of the nation's Top 25 recruiters. games in 2012 and established new marks for both career (4,925) and season In his fi rst season on the fi eld with the Bruins, his offensive linemen helped pave (2,062) all-purpose yardage. He went on to be selected by the Green Bay Packers in the way for record-setting running back Johnathan Franklin. New school rushing the 2013 NFL Draft. records were established in 2012 for most rushing yards by a back in a season, In 2011, ASU ranked 10th in the nation in passing offense (316.7 yds/g) and re- most rushing yards by a back in a career, most all-purpose yards in a season, ceiver Gerell Robinson ranked ninth in the nation with 107. 5 receiving yards per most all-purpose yards in a career and most 100-yard rushing games in a season. game. During the 2010 season, Broussard's receiving corps ranked 15th in the Senior guard Jeff Baca was selected in the 2013 NFL Draft. Sophomore offensive nation (286.4) and totaled 279 receptions for 3,437 yards and 23 . guard Xavier Su'a-Filo earned fi rst-team all-conference honors and second and From 2007-2009, Broussard served as the running backs and special teams coach third-team All-America acclaim from several publications. In addition, center Jake at his alma mater, Washington State University. Prior to that, he coached running Brendel, Torian White and tackle Simon Goines were recognized on Freshman backs and wide receivers at Portland State University from 2004 to 2006. During the All-America teams. 2004 season, the Vikings led the Big Sky conference in rushing, averaging 204.4 A four-year starter as a player at the University of Hawai'i, Klemm began volunteer- yards per game. Previously, he served as the for Diamond ing with the SMU program in 2008 after spending seven seasons in the NFL and Ranch High School in 2001, before being named head coach in 2002. He began his winning Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXIX) as a member of the New England Patri- coaching career in 2000 as the offensive coordinator at Don Lugo High in Chino, ots.He made an immediate impact at SMU, quickly emerging as one of the nation's Calif. top recruiters and helping coach produce his fi rst 1,000-yard rusher. Broussard was a standout player at both the college and professional levels. He was In 2011, SMU featured the nation's seventh-leading rusher in (122.4 selected with the 20th pick in the fi rst round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Atlanta yards per game). Two Mustang offensive linemen went on to be selected in the 2012 Falcons after a brilliant career at WSU. Broussard rushed for 1,472 yards, caught NFL Draft - Josh LeRibeus in the third round by the Redskins; Kelvin Beachum, in the 48 passes and scored 12 touchdowns in four years with Atlanta. In his rookie year, seventh round by the Steelers. he rushed for 454 yards and scored four touchdowns. Broussard joined the Cincin- On the fi eld in 2010, Klemm tutored a young SMU line and guided Beachum to nati Bengals in 1994 and rushed for 403 yards and caught 43 passes. In 1995, fi rst-team All-Conference USA honors. He also led J.T. Brooks and Blake McJunkin Broussard became a Seahawk and played his fi nal four NFL seasons in Seattle. He to honorable mention all-conference accolades. His line helped the SMU offense set put together his best year with the Seahawks in 1997, when he gained 418 yards school records in total offense, passing yards, passing touchdowns and fi rst downs and caught 24 passes. Spending a total of nine years in the NFL, Broussard fi nished among others. Line fi nished the season with 1,494 rushing yards, the second-best his career with 578 rushing attempts, 2,625 rushing yards, 126 receptions for 882 single-season total in school history, trailing only Eric Dickerson's 1982 effort. receiving yards and 22 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns. Following the 2010 season, Klemm was named the top non-BCS AQ Recruiter in As a collegiate performer at Washington State, Broussard was named to the Pa- the nation by Rivals.com, and was further recognized by the outlet as one of the Top cifi c-10 Conference's second-team as a running back after his sophomore season 25 recruiters in the country. Other services took note as well, as FoxSports/Scout. in which he led the Cougars in receiving with 59 catches for 701 yards with three com named him the Conference USA Recruiter of the Year. Following this success, touchdowns. During his junior year, he rushed for 1,280 yards, which ranked sev- Klemm was named SMU's Recruiting Coordinator in the summer of 2011. enth nationally and fi rst in the Pac-10. Broussard was only the second player in In 2009, Klemm helped Beachum earn second-team all-conference honors. The line conference history to lead the league in receiving one year and rushing the next. blocked for an offense that passed for a then-school record total of 3,666 yards and Ranking fi rst in the Pac-10 for all-purpose running his senior year, Broussard aver- produced the fi rst collegiate 1,000-yard rusher under coach Jones. aged 162.7 yards per game. He fi nished second in rushing with 1,237 yards, just After a standout playing career at Hawai'i, Klemm was the 46th overall selection in 32 yards behind the leader. the 2000 NFL Draft. He played under Jones during his senior season (1999), and Broussard completed his college career ranked third on the WSU all-time single- was a part of the biggest turnaround in NCAA history, as Hawai'i improved from season list with 3,054 yards. He fi nished fi fth in receiving with 120 receptions. 0-12 to 9-4 and won a bowl game that season. Klemm was selected as a starting Broussard ranked seventh on the Pac-10 list with 4,635 all-purpose yards. He at- left tackle at the Senior Bowl and also received invitations to the and the tended Manual Arts High School in . East-West Shrine Game. He attended Saint Monica HS in Santa Monica, CA.

RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Long Beach, Inland Empire, Riverside County, RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Los Angeles, South Bay, Dallas and Atlanta. Washington and Idaho. PERSONAL — Education: Attended the University of Hawai'i and earned his Bach- PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor's from Washington State, 1990; At UCLA: elor’s Degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College; ('08); At UCLA: Second year Second year (joined the staff in December of 2011); Born: Feb. 22, 1967; Family: (joined the staff in December of 2011); Born: May 21, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA. chilldren-Talin, Steve, Jr., Kendra.

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DEMETRICE NOEL MARTIN MAZZONE

Secondary/Pass Game Coord. Offensive Coordinator 2nd Season 2nd Season Michigan State/Excelsior '06 New Mexico '80

Demetrice Martin was named to Coach Mora's staff in December of 2011. He left a Noel Mazzone (pronounced Muh-ZONE-ee) joined the Bruin staff in January of 2012 position as the secondary/ coach at the University of Washington to join after working as the offensive coordinator at Arizona State in the 2010 and 2011 the Bruins and soon had a large impact in the area of recruiting. seasons. His impressive coaching resume includes time as an assistant coach in the Martin mentored a veteran group in his fi rst season on the fi eld with the Bruins. NFL and as an offensive coordinator in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big Ten Senior Sheldon Price matched a school record with three interceptions Conference, the SEC and the Pac-12. in the Houston win. Andrew Abbott, along with Price, ranked among the Pac-12 Mazzone's fi rst season on the fi eld with the Bruins turned into a record-setting cam- leaders with four inteceptions in 2012.Tevin McDonald was listed with the confer- paign. Senior running back Johnathan Franklin established new school marks for ence leaders in passes defensed. career rushing yards (4,403 yards), career all-purpose yards (4,925), single-season Martin had been on the University of Washington staff for three seasons prior to rushing yards (1,734), single-season 100-yard rushing games(9) and single-season coming to UCLA.The 2010 Husky secondary fi nished second in the Pac-10 in pass all-purpose yards (2,062). He was selected in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Green Bay defense. Packers. In 2006 and 2007, he was a defensive graduate assistant at USC, working with Also in 2012, redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley set records for single- the Trojan secondary. Prior to joining the USC staff, Martin spent three seasons season passing yards (3,740), single-season completions (318) and single-season (2003-05) as the pass defense coordinator and secondary coach at Mt. San Antonio total offense yards (4,095-fi fth on the all-time Pac-12 list). In addition, Hundley College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, CA. The Mounties played in the National Bowl in 2003 became the fi rst UCLA quarterback to throw for over 300 yards in three straight and 2004. He was also the secondary coach at Pasadena City College in 2001 and games. Team records were also achieved for most yards in a season (6,531), most 2002. The Lancers went 18-4 during that period, winning the Mission Conference points scored in a season (482), most passing yards gained in a season (3,860), title both seasons and appearing in two bowl games. He began his career in coach- most fi rst downs in a season (331) and most points scored in a quarter (30). ing at Monrovia (Calif.) High (1999-2000). In 2011, the Sun Devils' offense ranked 25th in the nation, averaging 445.8 yards A product of Pasadena (Calif.) Muir High School, Martin went to Michigan State, per game. It was ranked 10th in passing offense (316.7 yards per game) and 28th where he played and cornerback from 1992 to 1995, earning fi rst- in scoring offense (33.2 points). ASU quarterback Brock Osweiler ranked 11th in team All-Big Ten honors in 1994 when he led the conference with seven intercep- the NCAA in total offense (317.4) and his 4,126 yards ranked third on the all-time tions. He had 10 interceptions in his career and the Spartans went on to play in the Pac-12 list. Running back Cameron Marshall recorded 18 rushing touchdowns and Liberty (1993) and Independence (1995) bowl games. ranked seventh in the Pac-12 with an 80.8 rushing yards per game mark. In 2010, Martin played professionally as a cornerback for the Scottish Claymores in NFL Arizona State was listed No. 15 nationally in passing offense and No. 29 in total of- Europe (1997) and for the Houston Thunderbears (1998-99) in the Arena Football fense. In addition, ASU rushed for 19 touchdowns in 2010 after totaling 14 in all of League. He signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL and spent 2009. Marshall had nine TD runs in 2010, the most by an ASU runner since Delvon time on the practice squad. Flowers had 11 in 2001. Mazzone came to Arizona State from the NFL after having served as wide receivers RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Inland Empire, San Gabriel Valley, San Ber- coach of the from 2006-2008 and working as a personnel consultant nardino County, Houston. for the franchise in 2009. There, he coached wideouts Jericho Cotchery and Laver- PERSONAL — Education: Attended Michigan State and earned his Bachelor’s de- anues Coles, who set a Jets record for combined yardage and receptions. gree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College, 2006; At UCLA: Second year (named to Before his time in the professional ranks, Mazzone coached in for staff in December 2011); Born: February 23, 1973; Family: Wife, Tiffany, and one more than two decades. He tutored , running backs, receivers and tight son, Cole; one daughter, Kori. ends, while also serving as offensive coordinator at three schools (Ole Miss, Auburn and North Carolina State). In 2005, Mazzone enjoyed a second stint at the University of Mississippi as the offensive coordinator. From 2003-04, he was the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at North Carolina State. While at NC State, he coached All-American quarterback (currently quarterback with the San Diego Chargers), who went on to become the fourth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, and Cotchery, a wide receiver. The Wolfpack offense led the Atlantic Coast Conference in six offen- sive categories and topped the NCAA in pass effi ciency. It ranked third in the NCAA in passing offense and was No. 8 in scoring offense. In 2002, he was on 's Oregon State staff as the running backs and special teams coach. While with the Beavers, he coached , who went on to become an All-Pro running back. Mazzone worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1999- 2001 on 's staff at Auburn. He recruited and coached the 2000 SEC Player of the Year, , a future Pro Bowler with the Cincinnati Ben- gals. He also tutored All-SEC quarterback Ben Leard, who set an NCAA record in pass effi ciency, NFL quarterback Jason Campbell, and NFL running backs Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown. Auburn won the SEC West Championship under his watch (2000-01) and set the Citrus Bowl passing record. From 1994-98, he was on Tuberville's staff at Mississippi as the offensive coordina- tor/quarterbacks coach. Ole Miss won the 1997 Motor City Bowl and produced the school's fi rst 1,000-yard rusher since 1950, Deuce McAllister, who would later star DEMETRICE MARTIN in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. Mazzone also coached quarterback

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NOEL MAZZONE CONT.

Stu Patridge, who set an NCAA record in passing effi ciency and a school record with 200 straight pass attempts without an . Mazzone was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota from 1992-94 and at TCU from 1987-91. At Texas Christian, he coached quarterback Matt Vogler who set a then NCAA single-game passing record with 690 yards, completing 44 passes, in a 1990 game against Houston. The fi rst stop on Mazzone's coaching journey was a fi ve-year stint at Colorado State working with the quarterbacks and receivers. He mentored quarterback Kelly Stouffer, who was the sixth overall selection in the 1986 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Mazzone began his coaching career, in 1980-81, as a graduate assistant at the . He was an assistant coach at Boulder High School in Boulder, Colorado, in 1981. A native of Raton, N.M., Mazzone graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1980. He also played quarterback for the Lobos, leading the team in passing in 1976 and 1977.

RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Arizona, Southern Nevada and New Mexico. PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor's from New Mexico, 1980; At UCLA: Second year (joined the staff in January of 2012); Born: March 21, 1957; Family: has one daughter and two sons, UCLA quarterbacks coach, Taylor; UCLA receiver, Grayson.

TAYLOR MAZZZONE

Quarterbacks 1st Season East Carolina '09

Taylor, the son of offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone (pronounced Muh-ZONE-ee), was promoted to quarterbacks coach in January of 2013. In the 2012 season, he was a graduate assistant coach for special teams at UCLA. He had been on the coaching staff at prior to coming to Westwood. He joined the ASU staff in February of 2010, serving as a quality control coach. In 2011, he became an offensive assistant and the Sun Devil offense ranked 25th in the nation (445.8 yds/g) and 10th in passing offense (316.7 yds/g). Quarterback Brock Osweiler (Denver's 2nd round selection in the 2012 NFL Draft) ranked 11th in the NCAA in total offense (317.4). In 2010, Arizona State was listed as the No. 15 pass offense in the nation and the No. 29 total offense in the country. Mazzone has also worked with college quarterbacks training for the jump to the NFL, such as Tim Tebow, Christian Ponder, Robert Griffi n III and Osweiler. Taylor attended both Ole Miss and East Carolina University where he was a member of the football teams. He spent one season at Mississippi (2005) and then trans- ferred to East Carolina where he played quarterback and on special teams under head coach Skip Holtz. The Pirates went on to play in four bowl games and capture two Conference USA championships. His ECU teams racked up 33 wins as a class. In high school, Mazzone played football, basketball, baseball and ran track. In 2005, he graduated, with honors, from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. His brother, Grayson, is a receiver on the UCLA team.

RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Orange County, Antelope Valley, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana. PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor's in Construction Management, minor in Busi- ness, from East Carolina in 2009; At UCLA: Second year on staff (joined staff in March of 2012 as graduate asst.; named quarterbacks coach in January of 2013); Born: June 1, 1987 in Ft. Worth, TX.

NOEL MAZZONE

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ANGUS McCLURE CONT. A graduate of Sacramento State, McClure played football there from 1987-91 and McCLURE later served as a member of the faculty (1997-2004). He was on the 1988 Hornet team that advanced to the NCAA Division II championship semifi nals with an offense Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord. which averaged 486.0 yards per game. He began his coaching career at McClatchy 7th Season (2nd w/Def. Line) High in Sacramento as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator from 1992- Sacramento State '03 95 while also coaching the offensive line and tight ends.

RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, San Angus McClure just completed his 20th year coaching football and his sixth on the Francisco Bay Area, Northern San Joaquin Valley and Northern Nevada. Bruin staff. In 2012, he worked with the defensive line, having previously coached PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies from Sacramento State, tight ends, offensive line and special teams since arriving in Westwood in 2007. 1995; At UCLA: Seventh year overall on staff (fi rst joined staff in June 2007 as tight Angus continues in his role as the Recruiting Coordinator. Over the past six years, ends coach); Born: December 9, 1968 in San Francisco, CA; Family: Angus and his McClure has led the recruiting effort which has resulted in Bruin classes being wife Erin have two sons, Hamish and Malcolm. ranked among the nation's top 20 in each year. Several of McClure's defensive linemen enjoyed career seasons in 2012 and helped the Bruins rank among the nation's best in sacks while advancing to the Confer- ence Championship game for a second straight season. Senior end Datone Jones LOU fi nished fi fth on the team with 62 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and went SPANOS on to enjoy a standout performance at the Senior Bowl. He was selected in the fi rst round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Cassius Marsh registered Defensive Coordinator 50 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks. Owamagbe Odighizuwa totaled 44 2nd Season tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. In 2011, UCLA led the South Division of the Pac-12 in rushing and played in the Tulsa '94 inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game. As a Bruin coach, McClure has tutored many current NFL players: Logan Paulsen was named UCLA's defensive coordinator in January of 2012. He joined (Redskins), Matt Slater (Patriots), Mike Harris (Chargers), Nate Chandler (Panthers), the Bruin staff after working as an NFL assistant coach for 17 years. Cory Harkey (Rams), Kai Forbath (Redskins) and Christian Yount (Browns). In 2012, Spanos' fi rst Bruin defense ranked among the nation's best in sacks and McClure came to UCLA after serving as the offensive line/run game coordinator on was headlined by All-America linebacker Anthony Barr (13.5 sacks / 21.5 tackles Turner Gill's staff at the University of Buffalo in 2006. Buffalo scored more points for loss) and defensive end Datone Jones (6.5 sacks / 19.0 tackles for loss). Jones (201) in conference games than any other team in the Mid-American Conference went on to be selected in the fi rst round of the 2013 NFL Draft. The team fi nished East Division. Running back James Starks (starter for 2011 Packers' Super Bowl the season eighth in the nation in sacks, while Barr also ranked eighth in the country Championship team) earned second-team All-MAC honors and was an honorable in sack average and second in total sacks. Linebacker Eric Kendricks led the Pac-12 mention Freshman All-American. Offensive lineman Jamie Richard was drafted and Conference and ranked 11th in the nation in tackle average (10.64 per game). His became a starter for the . total of 150 tackles was the most by a Bruin player since Jerry Robinson set the McClure spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an assistant on Bill Callahan's staff school record with 161 stops in 1978. at Nebraska. He assisted with the offensive line, coaching tackles, as well as work- In the 2010-11 seasons, Spanos served as the coach of the Washington ing with the special teams. Nebraska defeated Michigan in the 2005 . Redskins. , who played in the , led the NFL in tackles As a Husker coach, McClure tutored a number of NFL-bound players: Matt Slauson with 166 in 2011 and was added to the . (Jets), Lydon Murtha (Dolphins), Chris Patrick (Giants) and Sam Koch (Ravens). The previous 15 seasons, Spanos was a defensive assistant with the Steelers. While Prior to his stint at Nebraska, McClure was an assistant head coach and offensive in , he worked closely with the linebackers and the secondary. Spanos line coach at Sacramento State University (1997-2003) where he played a major was one of only three assistants on staff to be with the team for its Super Bowl role in some record-breaking offenses. During his tenure, the Hornets set 52 NCAA XXX (lost to Dallas), Super Bowl XL (win over Seattle) and Super Bowl XLIII (win over Division I-AA, Big Sky Conference, or school records.He coached 20 All-Big Sky Arizona) appearances. During his 15 seasons working with the Steelers, the defense conference honorees and had six of his players sign NFL contracts. One of Mc- ranked among the top 10 in the NFL 13 times, including four No. 1 rankings. Pitts- Clure's pupils, Lonie Paxton of the Patriots (also Broncos), went on to collect three burgh managed to win at least 10 games in 10 of those seasons. Super Bowl rings. Another pupil, Marco Cavka was drafted by the Jets. In addition, Spanos coached nine different Steeler linebackers who combined for 19 Pro Bowl fi ve Sacramento State players earned All-American honors and four were chosen to appearances - Kevin Greene (2), Greg Lloyd (2), Chad Brown (1), Levon Kirkland (2), participate in college all-star games. In his seven seasons at Sac State, the Hornets Jason Gildon (3), Kendrell Bell (1), (3), (2) and James Har- led the Big Sky in rushing four times (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002). rison (3). Additionally, Harrison earned the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player In 1996, McClure coached tight ends at the University of Nevada. He helped the of the Year Award in 2008, while Bell was the Associated Press Defensive Rookie Wolf Pack to the Big West title, a 9-3 record, and the Las Vegas Bowl championship. of the Year in 2001. His tight ends produced a school record 13 touchdowns during the season. Nevada Spanos originally joined the Steelers in 1994 as an intern in the scouting depart- led Division I-A with 527.3 yard per game of total offense and topped the Big West ment before being promoted to a defensive assistant after one season. A 1994 Conference in both rushing and passing. graduate of Tulsa, Spanos was a four-year letterman and starter at center. The 1989 Over the years, Angus has served as a guest coach in several NFL camps, including and 1991 Golden Hurricane squads played in bowl games. In 1991, Tulsa beat San the Bills (2007, 2006), 49ers (2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996), Seahawks Diego State in the Freedom Bowl to fi nish 10-2 on the year and was ranked 21st (1998) and Chargers (1997). on the fi nal Associated Press poll. After his playing career ended (1989-92), Spanos remained at Tulsa as a student assistant working with the linebackers.

RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — San Diego and Oregon. PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor's from Tulsa, 1994; At UCLA: Second year (joined the staff in January of 2012); Born: in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Family: Wife,Timme; sons,Zachary and Caleb; daughter, Gabriella.

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JEFF ERIC ULBRICH YARBER

Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Wide Receivers Coord./Linebackers 2nd Season 2nd Season - Hawai'i Idaho '95

Jeff Ulbrich joined the UCLA staff in January, 2012 after a playing and coaching Eric Yarber joined the Bruins staff in January, 2012 after two seasons with the Tam- career in the NFL. He was on staff with the Seattle Seahawks in the 2010 and 2011 pa Bay Buccaneers and fi ve seasons in the NFL overall. seasons as a special teams assistant. In the spring of 2012, he was named assistant In his fi rst season with the Bruins, Yarber's direction helped wide receivers Shaq head coach, in addition to his duties with the Bruin linebackers and special teams. Evans and Jerry Johnson record breakout years in 2012. Evans' 60 catches led the In his fi rst season with the Bruins, Ulbrich helped elevate the performance of the team and were the eighth-most receptions by a Bruin in a single-season. His total of special teams units in 2012. Jeff Locke was named fi rst-team all-conference 877 receiving yards ranked 11th-best on that single-season school list. Meanwhile, and fullback David Allen was selected to the second-team all-conference squad for Johnson caught a career-best 31 balls for 428 yards during the year. his play on special teams. UCLA ranked 13th in the country in net punting (39.94) In 2011, Yarber worked as the wide receivers coach for a and improved its own punt return average by almost six yards per attempt from the promising young unit that included the development of second-round pick Arrelious previous season. Locke was selected in the fi fth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Benn and fourth-round pick Mike Williams. Williams turned in one of the top seasons Ulbrich's linebacker group also excelled in 2012. Junior Anthony Barr was ranked by a receiver in Bucs history, recording 65 receptions for 964 yards and 11 touch- among the national leaders in sacks all season long (fi nished second) and sopho- downs. He led all rookie receivers in each of these categories, earning The Sporting more Eric Kendricks led the Pac-12 in tackle average and ranked 11th in the nation News and PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team selection while fi nishing second in voting for with his 10.64 per game mark. His total of 150 tackles was the most by a Bruin the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Yarber also oversaw the player since Jerry Robinson set the school record with 161 in 1978. Junior Jordan emergence of Benn, who was becoming an important part of the Tampa Bay offense Zumwalt fi nished fourth on the squad with 71 tackles. prior to a season-ending injury. In 2010, Seahawks kicker Olindo Mare matched the sixth-longest fi eld goal streak Yarber came to Tampa Bay after spending three seasons (2007-09) on the collegiate with 30 straight. Ulbrich's kickoff return units ranked third in the NFL and the kickoff level as the wide receivers coach at Arizona State. While at ASU in 2009, Yarber cover group ranked fi fth in the league. coached two standout wide receivers in Kyle Williams and Chris McGaha. Williams A linebacker as a player, Ulbrich was drafted in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft fi nished the 2009 campaign with 815 receiving yards on 57 catches and eight (86th pick overall) out of the University of Hawai'i by San Francisco. He earned a scores before being a sixth-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2010 starting linebacker job with the 49ers in 2001 and was on the team for 10 seasons, NFL Draft. McGaha racked up 56 catches for 673 yards and four touchdowns on his playing for head coaches Steve Mariucci, Dennis Erickson, Mike Nolan and Mike way to second-team All-Pac 10 honors. Singletary. In 2007, Ulbrich played a backup role to fi rst-round pick , Prior to his work with the Sun Devils, Yarber coached wide receivers for two seasons and also had an impact on special teams. He was placed on injured reserve in Oc- (2005-06) under Tyrone Willingham at the University of Washington. With Yarber's tober, 2009 and decided to end his playing career. Ulbrich was hired by the Seattle assistance, two receivers, Sonny Shackleford and Anthony Russo, turned in strong Seahawks as a special teams assistant on January 29, 2010. performances, with Russo fi nishing third in the Pacifi c-10 Conference with a 17.3 Ulbrich attended junior college and went on to become a two-year starter at the yards-per-catch average and Shackleford fi nishing fourth in catches University of Hawai'i. He earned All-WAC fi rst-team selection at middle linebacker (seven) and eighth in receptions (50) and receiving yards (666). and was a team co-captain as a senior. He led the conference with a school record During the 2003-04 seasons, Yarber coached the San Francisco 49ers' wide receiv- 169 tackles that season, setting another school mark with 127 assisted tackles. ers, and in his fi rst year guided Pro Bowler Terrell Owens to a 1,000-yard season. He ranked third in the league with eight sacks for 67 yards and totaled 15 tackles During this time, Yarber was also instrumental in the development of wide receiv- for loss (58 yards) and two interceptions. In his junior season, he fi nished with 41 ers Cedrick Wilson and , as the duo ranked fi rst and second among tackles, including a sack. 49ers' receivers in yards-after-the-catch with a 13.6 and 13.1 average (min. 10 receptions) respectively in 2004. RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Central Coast, Bakersfi eld, Fresno, San Fran- From 1999-2002, Yarber coached at Oregon State, where he worked with running cisco Bay Area and Hawai'i. backs for one season (1999) before switching to wide receivers (2000-2002). His PERSONAL — Education: Attended the University of Hawai'i; At UCLA: Second year work with receivers and T.J. Houshmandzadeh led to the two being (joined the staff in January of 2012); Born: February17, 1977. Family: Jeff and his selected in the second and seventh rounds, respectively, by the wife Cristina have three children, Sammy, Jax and Jace. in the 2001 NFL Draft. Yarber coached his fi rst year in the NFL in 1998, working as an offensive quality control coach with the Seattle Seahawks, after spending the 1997 season coaching receivers at UNLV. His coaching career began in 1996 when he took a secondary coaching position at his alma mater, Idaho. Yarber was selected by the Washington Redskins as a 12th-round pick in the 1986 NFL Draft and spent three seasons as a wide receiver and punt returner. He was part of the Washington squad that defeated the to win Super Bowl XXII in 1988, leading that team with 37 punt returns. At Idaho, Yarber was a Kodak All-American and the Big Sky Conference's Most Valuable Player during his senior year, catching 75 passes for 1,103 yards. As a junior, he fi nished 10th in the nation in punt returns and third in the conference with 817 receiving yards on 54 catches. He attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.

RECRUITING RESPONSIBILITIES — Los Angeles city. PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor’s in General Studies from the University of Ida- ho, 1995; At UCLA: Second year (joined the staff in January of 2012); Born: Septem- ber 22, 1963, in Chicago, IL. Family: Wife, Estevanica; sons Kameryon and Robert.

JEFF ULBRICH

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SAL MICHAEL ALOSI GHOBRIAL

Strength & Conditioning Coord. Def. Graduate Asst./Special Teams 2nd Season 2nd Season Hofstra '01 UCLA '11

Sal Alosi, who has both collegiate and NFL experience, was hired on Jan. 10, 2012 Michael Ghobrial enters his second season as a Defensive Graduate Assistant with to be UCLA’s strength and conditioning coordinator for football. He came to the the UCLA football program. It marks his fourth year on staff, as he also served one Bruins after serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at Bryant Univer- year as Quality Control Intern for the defense in 2011 and was an undergraduate sity (Rhode Island) in 2011, where he worked with all 22 of the Bulldogs’ varsity assistant who worked with on-campus recruiting and football operations in 2010. programs. Alosi’s skill and knowledge in the weight room played a vital role in the Ghobrial's main responsibility last year was to work with the Bruin scout team of- development of the Bryant athletic department in its fi nal year of transition to full fense on opponent prep. In addition, he worked closely with Defensive Line coach Division I status. Angus McClure's unit, while also assisting Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich Prior to working at Bryant, Alosi spent nine years in the NFL, where he served as the with all aspects of the kicking game and kick coverage. head strength and conditioning coach for both the New York Jets and the Atlanta PERSONAL — Earned a Bachelor's degree in History from UCLA in the winter of Falcons. 2011 ... Played four years of varsity football at West Torrance High School for coach A four-year letterwinner and linebacker at Hofstra University, Alosi led the Pride to Greg Holt ... Served as team captain for two seasons ... Earned All-League as a back-to-back Division I-AA (now FCS) quarterfi nal playoff appearances in 1999 and senior defensive lineman ... Member of the UCLA football team from 2006-07. 2000 and topped the team in tackles as a senior. Following his playing career, he joined the coaching staff at his alma mater, becom- ing an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra in 2001, when the Pride DIMETRIUS won its fi rst Atlantic 10 Conference title in football, advancing to the Division I-AA playoffs for the third-straight year. HAJIMIHALIS Alosi went on to join the NFL’s New York Jets a season later and stayed there until the 2006 campaign, when he was hired by the Atlanta Falcons to direct the team’s Offensive Graduate Assistant strength and conditioning program under head coach Jim Mora. After one season 1st Season with the Falcons, though, Alosi returned to New York on Feb. 21, 2007 as the Jets’ UCLA '12 head strength and conditioning coach and was on the same staff as new Bruin of- fensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. Dimetrius Hajimihalis is entering 6th season on staff and fi rst season as a Graduate A native of Massapequa, N.Y., Alosi graduated from Hofstra University with a degree Assistant Coach, where he assists Adrian Klemm with the offensive line. In addition in exercise science. to offensive line, responsibilities include opponent breakdown, self scout, manage- PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor's in Exercise Science, Hofstra, 2001; At UCLA: ment of the offensive playbook and weekly game book, and assisting in recruiting Second year (joined staff in January, 2012); Born: May 11, 1977; Family: Alosi is and operations. From 2009-12, Hajimihalis was a student assistant, focusing on married with two children. offensive line and performing opponent breakdown and offensive installations. In addition, he served as former UCLA Head Coach Rick Neuheisel’s assistant.

PERSONAL — Earned his BA from UCLA in Political Science with a concentration MATT in International Relations ... Four-sport letterman (football, squash, wrestling and BUTTERFIELD lacrosse) at St. Paul’s School in Baltimore, Md. Offensive Graduate Assistant CHRIS 2nd Season REINERT Colorado '10 Defensive Graduate Assistant Matt Butterfi eld is entering his second season as an Offensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Season coach at UCLA. He is responsible for fi lm breakdown of UCLA and opponents, while Vanderbilt '10 also working with the scout team defense and assisting the coaching staff in devel- oping the daily practice and weekly game plans. Butterfi eld came to UCLA from Arizona State, where he worked from 2010-2012. Chris Reinert enters his second season as a Graduate Assistant for the defense. At ASU, Butterfi eld worked with the scout team offense, defense and special teams Prior to assuming that role in 2012, he served one season as a Defensive Quality in all phases of the operation. He helped the ASU punt return unit rank fourth in the Control coach at UCLA in 2011. nation and fi rst in the Pac-12 Conference in 2011. Reinert has worked primarily with the defensive backs during his three seasons at As an undergraduate at Colorado, Butterfi eld was a recruiting/operations specialist UCLA, helping produce such players as Freshman All-American safety Tevin McDon- who worked directly with the head coach and all other areas of the football program. ald and 2012 Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection Andrew Abbott. He also assisted in all aspects of recruiting, campus functions, camps and visits. Reinert earned four letters as a wide receiver/punt returner at Vanderbilt, playing Colorado's 2008 recruiting class was rated 15th nationally by Rivals.com. in over 30 career games from 2005-2009. He served as a member of the team's Leadership Council, and was honored with Vanderbilt University's highest football PERSONAL — Education: Bachelor's in History from Colorado, in 2010 ... Grand- honor, the Dedication Award. He was a fi ve-time All-SEC Academic Team honoree. son of NJCAA Hall of Fame coach Sam Butterfi eld ... Member of the AFCA and NCAA ... Four-year player at Brophy Prep in Phoenix, AZ ... Played on the 2006 team that PERSONAL — Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Vanderbilt University in 2009 won a 5A Division I State Championship ... His team captured four-straight confer- ... 2004 Graduate of Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif., where he was an All- ence championships during his time on the team. Orange County performer ... Served as the defensive backs coach at Harvard -West- lake High School in North Hollywood, Calif. in 2010.

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RIP WILL SCHERER PEDDIE

Associate Athletic Director Director of Football Operations 1st Season 2nd Season (4th on Staff) William & Mary '74 UCLA '06

Rip Scherer comes to UCLA after serving two seasons as the assistant head coach Will Peddie, a former member of the Bruin football team, is in his fourth season on and quarterbacks coach at Colorado. He joined UCLA in June of 2013 and in all has the staff. He began his current role as Director of Football Operations during Spring 33 years of full-time coaching experience (27 in college and six in the pros). Ball in 2012. In his fi rst CU season, he worked with a young quarterback group and helped de- Peddie's duties include handling all day-to-day operations, coordinating details for velop Tyler Hansen into a free agent signing with the Cincinnati Bengals. team travel, team training table and meals, game tickets, preseason training camp, Scherer worked the 2009-10 seasons for the , where he was the facility upgrades, practice operation, Spring Ball practices, Pro Day, NFL Liaison, quarterbacks coach after spending the previous four campaigns (2005-08) with the visiting coaches, on-and-off campus housing, assisting with on-campus parking, . Prior to that, he had logged time at 11 different schools, from liaison to UCPD, working with senior administration on budgetary items, monitoring coast to coast, in just over three decades in the collegiate ranks. daily injury reports, assisting with the walk-on program, liaison to compliance staff, At Carolina (under head coach John Fox), Scherer was integral in the development organizing offi cials, game day family contact, assisting with managing coaches car of former Bruin quarterback Matt Moore, who led the Panthers to a 4-1 record while program, arranging all hiring needs for new coaches and families, and assisting with starting the last fi ve games of the 2009 season and generating a 104.9 quarterback alumni relations. rating after veteran Jake Delhomme sustained an injury. With injuries taking their In 2011, Peddie worked as UCLA's Director of Player Development after serving as toll on the 2010 stable of quarterbacks, Scherer and the Panthers used four different the Player Development Intern in 2010. quarterbacks under center throughout the season. In 2009, he was the Defensive Line and Strength & Conditioning coach at Santa In Cleveland, (under head coach Romeo Crennel) he served as the quarterbacks Fe Christian High School in Solana Beach, CA. He also spent time as a Speed & coach all four seasons from 2005-08, the fi nal two adding assistant head coaching Strength Specialist with Play Fast Athletics while in San Diego. In 2008, he vol- duties to his responsibilities. In his time there, he helped develop Derek Anderson, unteered with head coach Chuck Long's staff at San Diego State University as a who was selected to the after throwing for 3,787 yards and 29 Defensive Assistant, working under Defensive Coordinator Bob Elliot. touchdowns as the Browns boasted the eighth-best offense in the NFL in terms of Peddie is a former Bruin player. He redshirted at UCLA in 2002 as a . Peddie scoring and passing yards per game. played the position for three years prior to switching to defensive line as a Senior in He entered the professional ranks after he had coaching stints in the ACC, Big Ten, 2006. He grew up in La Jolla, CA and ttended La Jolla High School in San Diego (CA). Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, including two stops as a collegiate head coach at James PERSONAL - Education: Bachelor's in Political Science from UCLA, Dec. 2006; Madison and Memphis. Prior to joining the Browns, he was an assistant coach at At UCLA: Second year in current position (joined staff in 2010); Born: October 25, Southern Mississippi (under head coach Jeff Bower) in 2003-04 where he was the 1983 in Phoenix, AZ; Family: Jenny (wife), Carter (newborn daughter); Parents: Dan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He held the same title at Kansas & Mare Peddie; Siblings: Nick (28), Kristen (19). (under head coach Terry Allen) for the 2001 season. He went to Kansas from Memphis, where he served as head coach from 1995- 2000, compiling a 22-44 record. He coached the Tigers to the school's fi rst-ever win over Tennessee, 21-17, with the Volunteers ranked No. 6 at the time in 1996 PAT and quarterbacked by , a victory that was tabbed the "Upset of the Year" in college football by several news organizations (Memphis had been 0-15 GIRARDI against the Vols in its history). Prior to coaching at Memphis, he was the head coach Director of On-Campus Recruiting at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA from 1991-94, during a time when the Dukes set or tied over 140 school records and helped them to a 10-3 record in 2nd Season (6th on Staff) 1994 and 29-19 record in four years. Columbia '03 He was also the offensive coordinator at Arizona (), Alabama (Bill Curry) and Georgia Tech (Bill Curry). He was in Tucson from 1988-90, the fi rst season as the director of football operations and then the offensive coordinator the fi nal two Patrick Girardi is set to begin his sixth season as a member of the Bruin staff and his years. Prior to that, he was the offensive coordinator at Alabama in 1987 and Geor- second as Director of On-Campus Recruiting for football. gia Tech in 1986, where he was on staff from 1980-86, fi rst as the quarterbacks In his present position, Girardi's duties include recruiting administration and or- coach and passing game coordinator in 1980-81 and running backs coach and ganization; current roster and scholarship management, managing all offi cial and run game coordinator from 1982-84. He was also an assistant athletic director at unoffi cial visits; tracking all recruiting paperwork, including transcripts, serving as Georgia Tech in 1985 before returning to the fi eld the next season. liaison to college All-Star game representatives; and other assignments from the He started his coaching career at Penn State under legendary coach as head coach. a graduate assistant in 1974-75 and then moved to North Carolina State (Bo Rein), He served in the 2009 and 2010 seasons as an intern under the Director of On- where he was the quarterbacks coach in 1976 before moving on to Hawai'i as the Campus Recruiting. In 2008, Girardi worked as an offensive intern. He assisted the running backs coach in 1977-78 (Dick Tomey). He coached the quarterbacks at offensive line coach, assembled and drew weekly game playbooks, broke down Virginia in 1979 (Dick Bestwick) before going to Georgia Tech. game fi lm and composed self-scout reports. He also assisted and helped organize Scherer earned his bachelor's degree in Physical Education from William & Mary in recruiting efforts in Southern and Northern . 1974, where he lettered three times at QB under coach from 1971-73. Girardi began his coaching career as a varsity assistant at Loyola High School in 2006-2007. In 2007, he tutored the offensive line and in 2006, he coached the PERSONAL — He was born August 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated from defensive line. Toms River (N.J.) South High School, where he lettered in football. He is married to Girardi, who played college football at Columbia, continued his playing career in the the former Michele Ragone, and the couple has three children, Scott (who played Arena 2 Football League. He played on both the offensive line and defensive line quarterback under his dad at Memphis), Melanie and Ryan (who played wide re- for the Tri-Cities Fever in 2006. He had previously played on both lines for the San ceiver at Penn State). His father, Rip Sr., was a long time coach Diego Riptide in 2004. in Pittsburgh.

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GIRARDI CONT. Norris began his career working for the NFL’s at age 13 splicing and editing 16mm fi lm. He came to UCLA in 1989 after the retirement of legendary Pat was an All-Ivy League selection as an offensive lineman at Columbia in 2002. Bruin cinematographer Stan Troutman. He was also a team captain that season. A three-year starter, he played from 1999- He and his wife, Joan, have two children, Travis and Chelsea. 2002. Girardi attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles and was named a 1999 fi rst-team All-Del Rey League performer as an offensive lineman. He received a National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete award.

PERSONAL - Education: Bachelor's in Economics from Columbia University, 2003; ANTHONY At UCLA: Fifth year/fourth in administration (joined the staff in April of 2008); Born: February 25, 1981 in Torrance, CA; Family: Son of Jack and Denise Girardi; has one VENUTE brother, Vincent. He and his fi ancee, Molly Weber, reside in Playa Del Rey. Head Athletic Trainer for Football 5th Season TONY UCLA '02 PERRI Anthony Venute joined the UCLA athletic training staff in May of 2005. A UCLA Director of Equipment Operations graduate, he is set to begin his ninth season working with Bruin football and his fi fth 29th Season as the head athletic trainer for the team. While his duties at UCLA have been primarily with the football team, Anthony has UCLA '84 also worked with the women’s water polo squad and the women’s golf program. He was a student athletic trainer at UCLA as an undergraduate while pursuing his Tony Perri is in his eighth year as the Director of Equipment Operations at UCLA and degree in Physiological Science and assisted with the football and softball teams his 29th as a full-time staff member in the equipment room (Feb. 1985). He also from 1999-2001. worked part-time as a student employee. Although he works primarily with the foot- Venute earned his Masters degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Train- ball squad, Perri is responsible for overseeing the purchasing, fi tting, maintenance, ing from Michigan State, where he served as a graduate assistant from 2002-04 and distribution of equipment for all 24 of UCLA's athletic teams. on the athletic training staff for the sports of football and baseball. He then went on In addition, Perri supervises the student manager program, along with his equip- to perform an internship with the training staff during the 2004-05 NFL ment staff of Pete Maglieri, Sean Markus, Cliff Cockman, Kristen Beer, Nathan Reft season. Venute gained additional NFL experience during the summer of 2001 when and Eddie Valencia. he was an intern on the training staff of the Cleveland Browns. Perri is also responsible for managing an annual equipment budget of over $2 mil- Venute has been NATA (National Athletic Trainers’ Association) certifi ed since 2002. lion. He and his staff are in charge of coordinating the equipment and apparel needs for the football program's practices, games and travel. Perri is a certifi ed member of Athletic Equipment Managers Association and was the AEMA District Equipment Manager of the Year. MATT A former Bruin baseball player (1980-83) who earned his BA in 1984, Perri and his wife Lenora have two children, Bryan and Laureen. BERNSTEIN Director of Football Relations KEN 2nd Season (4th on Staff) NORRIS Miami '10

Video Coordinator Matt Bernstein begins his fourth season at UCLA in 2013 and his second as the Di- 25th Season rector of Football Relations. His responsibilities include camps and clinics, managing all recruiting video, assisting in recruiting and operations, and serving as a liaison to Human Resources. Previously, Bernstein assisted in the UCLA football recruiting offi ce, working with Angus McClure and Pat Girardi. Bernstein attended the University of Miami, in Florida, where he volunteered as a Ken Norris is in his 25th year as UCLA’s Director of Video Operations. Norris and his student assistant in the football program for four years. He worked with the Hur- staff are responsible for recording the practices and games of the UCLA football team. ricane tight ends and special teams during the 2009 and 2010 seasons under They work with the coaching staff and provide them with specialized footage or “cut- assistant coach Joe Pannunzio. Bernstein also served in the Miami recruiting offi ce, ups” of the team and opponents for coaching, scouting, and game-planning purposes. contributing to UM's No. 1-ranked recruiting class in 2008 and the No. 7-ranked Ken “The Godfather” Norris is considered one of the most innovative and respected class in 2009. minds in his profession. He was selected to receive the Pioneer Award at the 2012 Bernstein earned a BS degree in Sports Administration, with minors in Business College Sports Video Summit and has been named National Video Coordinator of Administration and Sociology, from Miami in 2010. He is single and resides in Brent- the Year by his peers in the Collegiate Sports Video Association. One of Norris’ latest wood, CA. projects has been the development and implementation of the I2 Internet Exchange Program in the Conference. This venture now allows the Pac-12 Conference’s foot- ball programs to exchange coaching videos through the internet, bypassing the use of videotape. This rapid exchange of video means teams can now acquire the oppo- sition’s fi lms more quickly, providing coaches with valuable additional time to scout and prepare for upcoming games. Norris is currently assisting other sports and other athletic conferences in implementing the I2 Program in their respective sports. Norris and his staff are also responsible for fi lming instructional and highlight foot- age for almost every UCLA Athletic program. They create many of the teams’ year- end highlight fi lms. He is assisted by full-time staff members Eric Kowal, Joe Plonsky and David Godoy.

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