UCLA is parting ways with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after just one season.

Bieniemy joined the Bruins on a two-year deal in February, but the team struggled offensively in 2024, averaging just 18.4 points per game.

However, Bieniemy’s agent, Jason Fletcher, released a statement on Thursday saying it was a mutual decision between the Bruins and Bieniemy, who plans to return to the NFL in 2025.

“Eric and UCLA parted ways today as planned,” Fletcher said, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “He’s still being paid by the (Washington) commanders. After applying for a head coaching job last year, he wanted to stay active and busy. So he decided to support DeShaun Foster, who is like his little brother, at UCLA as opposed to sitting out a year.

“The plan was always to return to the NFL in 2025 and he is excited about the opportunities that lie ahead.”

If UCLA were to release Bieniemy, his acquisition would be worth more than $1.2 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Jake Trotter.

Bieniemy spent several years in the NFL before heading to UCLA, most notably as offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2018-22. The 55-year-old, who participated in two Super Bowl runs with the Chiefs, left KC for OC in 2023 and play-caller for the Commanders, but his time with the team also only lasted a year.

He has had several interviews as a head coach in the NFL, but has yet to land a full-time job.

UCLA has targeted Indiana co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri as Bieniemy’s replacement in 2025, sources told Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.

The Bruins failed to qualify for the bowl this season after going 5-7.