Former UCLA quarterback Jerry Neuheisel played three years for the Bruins in a reserve role before foregoing his final season to play in Japan. Now, the son of former UCLA, Washington and Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel is back in the states and beginning a coaching career of his own.

Jerry has been hired as a graduate assistant by Texas A&M, according to the school's website. He went through spring ball with A&M. Neuheisel has a connection with the Aggie staff in that he played under offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone at UCLA.

Neuheisel spent this past season as the starting quarterback for the Obic Seagulls in Japan but has decided to focus on the next phase of his career.

Each team can have up to four graduate assistants that must still be within a seven-year window of having completing their undergraduate degrees or exhausting their eligibility. Neuheisel and former A&M offensive lineman Lee Grimes are the two offensive graduate assistants for the Aggies this year.

Almost every coach begins his career as a graduate assistant. For example, current A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin served as one at Washington State. Texas head coach Tom Herman served with the Longhorns in the same capacity. Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops was a GA at Iowa.