UCLA football coach Chip Kelly has hired Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest coach in Navy history, to the newly created post of director of leadership.
Known for innovative thinking, Chip Kelly has supplemented his coaching staff with a veteran universally respected for his integrity, knowledge of the triple option and ability to win with meager resources.
“It just tells you about how he is as a coach,” Niumatalolo said of Kelly in an interview with ESPN. “He’s an established coach, he’s not threatened by me or anything, he’s not worried about somebody looking over his shoulder. That’s how Chip looks at it — anything I can add. They’re not far off, whatever I can bring, but it just felt right.”Niumatalolo, who will turn 58 in May, was fired by Navy in December after going 109-83 and winning six of 10 bowl games in 15 seasons.
Among his many accomplishments, Niumatalolo guided Navy to an unprecedented eight consecutive victories over Army in their annual rivalry game. Under Niumatalolo, Navy won the Commander-in-Chief‘s Trophy — which goes to the military service academy team with the best regular-season record against the other two — a school-record six times.Troy Aikman, Gary Beban, Cade McNown and 19 other former UCLA quarterbacks will take part in a fundraiser for UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital in April.
Niumatalolo’s success came despite many challenges. Navy did not allow players to redshirt because the government requires the Midshipmen to graduate in four years, putting them at a disadvantage against more veteran teams, particularly those with additional COVID-19 eligibility. Navy also shared an indoor practice facility with a gymnastics team and its players completed classes that administrators would not change to accommodate better practice times.
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