Oklahoma football is rolling behind a reinvigorated offensive machine with John Mateer at the controls. Now the Sooners' mastermind behind the offense is rising as a “top candidate” for the UCLA head coaching gig.

The Bruins fired DeShaun Foster Sunday — two days after UCLA's disastrous 35-10 loss to New Mexico. Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle is now surfacing as a big contender for the job Foster bequeaths.

Pete Nakos of On3/Rivals weighed in on the prospects of Arbuckle giving head coaching a try.

“Arbuckle is only 29 years old, but has proved to be one of the brighter offensive minds,” Nakos began. “He doesn’t have front-office experience and hasn’t recruited much in the Power Four, but UCLA could be drawn by his offensive play calling.”

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