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Jerry Neuheisel feels like he's home again in his return to UCLA as a graduate assistant

LOS ANGELES - Jerry Neuheisel jogged across UCLA's practice field, his mop of blond hair flapping with every step.

He had happily shed the hat that usually conceals his long, flowing locks to bask in a warm, sunny morning with just a few wispy clouds overhead.

It was another reminder that the graduate assistant wasn't at Texas A&M anymore.

He was home.

"When I left Texas, it was 32 degrees, it was cold and I drove 22 straight hours and I got here to L.A. and it was 75 degrees," Neuheisel said, referring to his departure after one season coaching with the Aggies. "So on days like this, I can't wear a hat."

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