Adam Carriker, presenter of The Big 10 Show With Adam Carriker, discussed his worries about UCLA’s new arrival in-depth. Carriker formerly played defensive end for Nebraska in the Big Ten before going on to have a successful journeyman pro career. “I watched this guy growing up. I really like this man. Growing up, I preferred UCLA over USC,” Carriker remarked. “But here’s my problem with DeShaun, and the reason I don’t think this is a fantastic hire is that he has never done anything other than teach running backs; he hasn’t been a coordinator or, most obviously, a head coach. Once more, I support him and am a huge fan of his. However, I find myself wondering if this is more

But man, it’s going to be so hard going into the Big Ten and a really brutal schedule going into that new conference… Like I said, UCLA is not a bad job talent in California,” Carriker noted. “So I think there’s just going to be a learning curve for DeShaun. I think he’s going to revitalize people. I think he will recruit well. I think he’s going to, like you said, pull off some upsets. I’m curious about the learning curve, How big and how fast how long does that take?” Copyright ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. All Rights Reserved.