UCLA hired Rick Neuheisel as head football coach on Saturday.

Neuheisel, a former Bruin quarterback, succeeds his former receiver Karl Dorrell, who was fired Dec. 3 after five seasons.

“Rick has enjoyed great success throughout his career and we believe he is the coach who can take our program to the next level,” athletic director Dan Guerrero said. “His teams at Colorado and Washington continually challenged for conference championships and national rankings, and that is what we are looking to do at UCLA.”