Former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo is joining Chip Kelly’s staff at UCLA as the program’s director of leadership.
Niumatalolo, who was let go at the end of last season after 15 years as head coach in Annapolis, will serve as an advisor to the football staff and student-athletes in his new role with the Bruins.
The off-field role will be a new endeavor for Niumatalolo, who won 109 games and left Navy as the school’s all-time leader in victories. However, he went just 11–23 over his final three seasons with the school, which led to athletic director Chet Gladchuk to move in a different direction.
