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UCLA's new offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch says running game will 'drive the train'

Jedd Fisch used to make photocopies for Steve Spurrier as part of an unconventional rise from someone who never played football to a longtime college and NFL assistant coach.

He’ll try to duplicate as little as possible in his latest stop.

UCLA’s offense was among the worst in the Pac-12 Conference and its running game ranked second-to-last nationally in yards per game last season, leading Coach Jim Mora to hire Fisch as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach as part of a massive overhaul.

Fisch, who was introduced to the Los Angeles media on Thursday, helped engineer a high-powered Michigan offense that averaged 40.