Vince Oghobaase

It’s expected that UCLA defensive line coach Vince Oghobaase will be hired by Boston College, Bruin Report Online has learned.

Oghobaase is projected to take over the defensive line coaching duties at BC, with an announcement possibly coming as soon as mid-week.

Oghobaase has coached at UCLA for the two seasons Chip Kelly has been head coach. The 32-year-old is a fiery presence at UCLA practice, while his defensive lines have been up-and-down on the field. In recruiting, he's brought in some talent, but there have been some questions about DL recruiting for the 2020 cycle, namely not bringing in any interior defensive linemen.

The move comes at an interesting time in Kelly's staff management. UCLA's defense has been among the worst in the country for the last two seasons, and there has been some thought that Kelly would move to replace his beleaguered defensive coordinator, Jerry Azzinaro. The veteran coach, however, is considered a very good defensive line coach and, with the departure of Oghobaase, it opens up the possibility of Azzinaro moving into the defensive line coaching spot without Kelly having to fire him.

Defensive backs coach Paul Rhoads recently left Westwood to become defensive coordinator at Arizona. That presents an option, too, for Kelly to possibly bring in a new DC who also coaches the secondary. It could be a scenario where this new DB coach is co-defensive coordinators along with Azzinaro, from what we've learned.

The recruiting Dead Period ends on Thursday, Jan. 16th, so it's logical that Kelly would want to have his staff in place ahead of any big recruiting weekends it could host before National Signing Day, February 5th.