Report: Indiana QB coach Tino Sunseri accepting UCLA offensive coordinator job

Indiana quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri has a new job lined up, but will remain with the Hoosiers through the duration of their College Football Playoff run, according to a report from the Indianapolis Star. Sunseri is reportedly in line to be the next offensive coordinator at UCLA.

Hours before the news about Sunseri broke, it was reported that the Bruins were moving on from Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator. Bieniemy was in his first year in the role after a long time serving as an NFL assistant.

Sunseri has helped oversee and Indiana offense that has the Hoosiers 11-1 and on the brink of an at-large berth in the 12-team CFP.

On3’s Pete Nakos confirmed that the Bruins are expected to fire Bieniemy after one year as their offensive coordinator. Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports had first reported the move out in Los Angeles.

Now, Jason Fletcher, Bieniemy’s agent, has since released a statement in explaining this as a mutual decision with his client hoping to return to coaching in the pros after a season away.

“Eric and UCLA mutually parted ways today as previously planned,” Fletcher said per Tom Pelissero. “After interviewing for head coaching jobs last year, he wanted to stay active and busy. So, he decided to go help out Deshaun Foster, who is like his little brother, at UCLA as opposed to sitting out a year. The plan was always to return to the NFL in 2025, and he’s looking forward to the opportunities ahead.”

Bieniemy spent one fall at UCLA as offensive coordinator and associate head coach under DeShaun Foster. That came after a decade and a half coaching in the NFL with the Washington Commanders, Kansas City Chiefs, and Minnesota Vikings. Bieniemy was also previously a running backs coach and recruiting coordinator before at UCLA from 2003 to 2005 with other coaching stops at his alma mater with Colorado in 2001 as well as Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver.

The Bruins’ offense averaged just 18.4 ppg., which was 126th in the nation, with 328.8 yards a game under Bieniemy in 2024. That included not reaching 20 points in any of their first six games, which they went 1-5 in, with eight such games in total during their season.