A volatile off-season for UCLA's football program took more twists and turns Thursday, with Coach Rick Neuheisel continuing to reshape his staff in the wake of a 4-8 season.
Jim Mastro was hired as an assistant coach for the offense. Todd Howard was fired as defensive line coach. Kentucky assistant Steve Brown emerged as a candidate for the defensive coordinator job.
Neuheisel said he hoped to have a decision on a defensive coordinator by the weekend. Former Miami Coach
Randy Shannon is also under consideration, and Neuheisel didn't rule out interviewing one more candidate in a process that began when Chuck Bullough was fired Dec. 18.
