"They're calling their favorite audible again. One quarterback guru contacts the other, asking for help in creating a dynamic offense. The answer is always yes. The results say as much about Jerry Neuheisel and Noel Mazzone's devotion to one another as they do about their ability to mass-produce yards and points for UCLA. "No matter what happens," Neuheisel said in an interview with The Times, "as long as you're around him you have a smile on your face.""
"With the Bruins sputtering toward an 0-4 start, Neuheisel spoke with Mazzone about possibly returning to Westwood to assist with the offense. Just like he routinely had when he was UCLA's offensive coordinator a decade earlier, Mazzone cultivated the necessary intelligence, learning that Neuheisel would be promoted from tight ends coach to playcaller before Neuheisel did. "He was in the car, I believe, the next morning and he was here that evening," Neuheisel said, "and it was on to try to beat Penn State.""
"Beat Penn State they did, reviving an offense and a team that have become the talk of college football. UCLA's average of 40 points in its two victories has nearly tripled its previous output during that winless start, spawning reminders of the offense the Bruins ran under Mazzone with Neuheisel as a backup quarterback from 2012-15. That was just the start of a winning combination."
Jerry Neuheisel reached out to Noel Mazzone for offensive help after UCLA began the season 0-4, and Mazzone returned promptly to Westwood. Mazzone gathered necessary information about staffing and arrived quickly to implement adjustments that revitalized the offense. The Bruins beat Penn State and averaged 40 points in two victories, nearly tripling their prior scoring output. The partnership traces back to 2012–15 when Neuheisel was a backup quarterback under Mazzone and continued in 2017 when Neuheisel left playing in Japan to join Mazzone at Texas A&M. The collaboration emphasized mutual devotion and effective play-calling that produced yards and points.
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