Following a 28-23 loss on Saturday against cross-city rival USC and six days ahead of the regular-season finale, UCLA fired coach Jim Mora, the school announced Sunday morning.
“Making a coaching change is never easy, but it’s an especially difficult decision when you know that a coach has given his all to our University,” said UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero said in a statement released by the school. “Jim helped reestablish our football program, and was instrumental in so many ways in moving the program forward. While his first four seasons at UCLA were very successful, the past two seasons have not met expectations.