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Overtime with Daily Bruin Sports: January 24, 2011

There’s a lot to talk about on this week’s edition of Overtime with the announcement that offensive coordinator Norm Chow will be replaced by Mike Johnson. Sam and Eli weigh in on the switch, as well as UCLA football’s ongoing search for a defensive coordinator. The hosts also recap the men’s basketball game against Stanford and preview the upcoming Arizona game. Jon Gold of the LA Daily News is this week’s guest.

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Rick Neuheisel hires Mike Johnson of San Francisco 49ers to be new offensive coordinator

Rick Neuheisel sat at the head of the table in the conference room of the J.D.

VIDEO: Malcolm Lee, Tyler Honeycutt and Lazeric Jones after UCLA's 68-57 win over Stanford

The UCLA men’s basketball team fell behind early to Stanford, their visitors from the north. Stnford led 22-8 seven minutes into the game.

UCLA stormed back on an 15-3 run to close the first half.

VIDEO: Ben Howland after UCLA's 68-57 win over Stanford

UCLA coach Ben Howland had just enough time to finish his post game press conference before taking off on a recruiting trip.

His Bruins have now won four straight games and 10 out of their last 12. The Bruins’ sweep of the Northern California schools comes on the heels of a road sweep of the Oregon schools.

VIDEO: UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel and new offensive coordinator Mike Johnson

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel and new offensive coordinator Mike Johnson met with the media in the J.D. Morgan Center at halftime of the UCLA basketball team’s win over Stanford Saturday.

Neuheisel announced that Johnson, former San Fransisco 49ers offensive coordinator, would be joining the UCLA coaching staff as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.

Mike Johnson to be UCLA's offensive coordinator

UCLA announced Saturday that it has hired Mike Johnson to be the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel will double as the quarterbacks coach. The duo of Johnson and Neuheisel coached the same two positions with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens in 2006 and 2007. Johnson has coached in the NFL since 2000, spending the last two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.

VIDEO: Tyler Honeycutt, Malcom Lee and Reeves Nelson after UCLA's 86-84 win over Cal

UCLA sophomore forward Tyler Honeycutt talks about his scoring being down since injuring his right elbow in the Bruins’ Dec. 2 loss to Kansas. Honecutt’s elbow was X-rayed last week and results were negative.

Sophomore forward Reeves Nelson recalls the specifics of his last second tip-in as well as the state of his tattoos after developing a bursa on his left arm.

Junior guard Malcolm Lee fouled out of Thursday night’s game at the 3:20 mark. Lee was locking down Cal freshman guard Alan Crabbe. Crabbe scored 13 points after Lee exited the game, including a 3-pointer to tie it with 13 seconds remaining.