UCLA's last two defensive coordinators left the program, and the college ranks, to accept demoted positions in professional football.
Long-time NFL assistant Lou Spanos packed up after the 2013 season to coach linebackers in Nashville, Tennessee. Spanos may have been ready to coordinate at the college level, but he didn't test himself long enough to find out. Despite having excellent talent, the cream of which has gone on to the NFL with others primed to get there, the Bruins under Spanos finished 58th (27.6 ppg) and 35th (23.2 ppg) in scoring defense–far and away the most important defensive category, right above forced turnovers.