The UCLA Bruins football program has endured a rough weekend. On Friday, Chip Kelly left Westwood to become the new OC at Ohio State.
A flurry of names circulated over the weekend, and those such as P.J. Fleck, and Brent Brennan are essentially out of the race.
Names such as Tony White and DeShaun Foster have been popular ones for UCLA fans, and Ben Bolch of The Los Angeles Times gave his latest intel on the situation (subscription required):
Among those UCLA is believed to have had contact with who remain possible candidates are Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White, Las Vegas Raiders running backs coach DeShaun Foster and Stanford coach Troy Taylor.
Bolch also mentions Chris Horton, whom Maurice Jones-Drew advocated for, and Cleveland Browns assistant Tommy Rees.
It’s a wide net for Martin Jarmond, and he revealed it would be done hopefully within 96 hours, so the clock is ticking to get a new head coach in place.
Foster and White are fan favorites, so either would be a good hire for the fan base and the players. Taylor is a bit of an interesting inclusion, but his success at Sacramento State is at least worth a phone call.
Either way, there should be some final decision coming soon.