UCLA Football Coach -- Praises Snoop, Diddy ... 'We've Got Rap Game Covered!'

Both Snoop and Diddy are proud parents of UCLA football players this season -- and the head football coach is PUMPED ... saying, "I've got the East Coast and the West Coast rap game covered!"

As we previously reported, Justin Combs (DB) and Cordell Broadus (WR) will be suiting up for the Bruins this season ... and their famous dads are super excited about it.

So, when TMZ Sports spoke with Coach Jim Mora at the Tour de Pier charity race in Manhattan Beach this weekend ... we had to ask how he felt about uniting two of the biggest rappers on the planet.

Check out the video ... and watch how Mora expertly handles himself when we ask him to pick his favorite rapper -- Diddy or Snoop.