Former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo is joining UCLA’s coaching staff as director of leadership. The school said in an announcement Friday that Niumatalolo will serve as an adviser to the Bruins’ football staff and players.
FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2019 file photo, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo cheers his team on in the first half of the Liberty Bowl NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Memphis, Tenn. For the first time since 1989, Navy and Brigham Young University will get together for a football game at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.
Navy played in 10 bowl games under Niumatalolo. He also was the only coach to win his first eight games in the storied Army-Navy rivalry. When he was let go by Navy, some speculated whether BYU would have any interest in bringing him on staff in some capacity. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has roots close to Orem. One of his sons, Va’a, played football at BYU. He also has a close relationship with Sitake.
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