The final piece of the puzzle is in place.

UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel announced today the hire of former All-Pac-10 selection Inoke Breckterfield as defensive line coach, finally solidifying a staff that has been months in the making.

Breckterfield arrives in Westwood from Montana, where as defensive line coach, he guided the Grizzlies to a Big Sky Conference-leading 7.64 tackles for loss and 2.64 sacks per game, a massive improvement from the prior season. Breckterfield has previous experience at Weber State and Oregon State, and a brief stay at Portland State.

“Inoke is an outstanding young talent who I feel will have a great impact on our defensive linemen,” Neuheisel said in a release. “(Oregon State head coach) Mike Riley and (Montana head coach) Robin Pflugrad were both effusive in their praise of Inoke and he really impressed me, Joe Tresey and the other defensive assistants during his interview. You can tell by listening to him that he is a real people person who will connect with our linemen and will be an outstanding recruiter as well.”

The 33-year old was a force at Oregon State during his playing career, voted a third-team All-American as a senior. He played five years in the Canadian Football League following his college career.