UCLA has employed Tim Drevno, a veteran of three seasons within the NFL and two stints at USC, as its offensive line coach after Drevno spent final season as an offensive analyst with the Bruins.
Drevno, who turns 53 in March, skilled combined leads to his second stretch with the Trojans. He was employed as working backs coach earlier than shifting to offensive line coach halfway by the 2018 season.
He developed Austin Jackson and Alijah Vera-Tucker into NFL gamers however failed to assist generate a profitable speeding assault within the crew’s Air Raid offense, the Trojans ending final within the Pac-12 in that class in 2020. His recruiting drive was additionally broadly questioned.
Earlier than going again to USC, Drevno spent the 2015-17 seasons because the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Michigan, serving to the Wolverines attain the Citrus, Orange and Outback bowls thanks largely to high-powered speeding assaults that topped 2,000 yards every season.
Drevno coached within the Tremendous Bowl after the 2012 season as a part of a three-year stint as offensive line coach with the San Francisco 49ers earlier than going to USC in 2014 because the Trojans’ offensive line coach and run-game coordinator.
A local of Torrance who starred at South Torrance Excessive, El Camino Faculty and Cal State Fullerton, Drevno additionally made teaching stops at Stanford, San Diego, Idaho, San Jose State, Nevada Las Vegas, Montana State and Cal State Fullerton.
Drevno replaces Justin Frye, UCLA’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach who departed to change into the offensive line coach at Ohio State.
With UCLA coach Chip Kelly dealing with the majority of the crew’s play-calling obligations, the Bruins don't want to rent an offensive coordinator however may give the title to one in all their present assistants.
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