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UCLA Football: 5 Takeaways From the 2016 Season

By Mike Regalado

Sep 17, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora reacts after a play in the first quarter against the Brigham Young Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora reacts after a play in the first quarter against the Brigham Young Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora on the sidelines against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils defeated the Bruins 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Tempe, AZ, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora on the sidelines against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils defeated the Bruins 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

4. There Needs To Be A Lot Of Soul Searching

So what does UCLA want to do going forward?  What is the plan for 2017?

2016 seemed to be a year in which the UCLA Football team did not exactly know what was going on at all times. That was apparent with the offense and the overall attitude late into the season. The Cal game for instance (and I don’t want to say that the players quit, but) there didn’t seem to be a lot of motivation for winning that game. Despite not being bowl eligible, if UCLA got a fifth victory, there was a chance they could have been selected for a bowl.

That will not happen.

UCLA needs to reinvigorate themselves this offseason. There needs to be more confidence within this team. Hopefully a new offensive coordinator will help that. Maybe Mora will have less on his plate at work and in his personal life next season to be able to do that.

Right now, UCLA football seems a little stale so hopefully by next fall Mora can return the fervor back to UCLA Football.