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Potential UCLA football coaching candidates, clockwise from top left: Tom Herman, Jason Candle, Eric Bieniemy, Brian Hartline, David Shaw and Barry Odom. (Associated Press)
Consider them part of an exclusive group, The 96 Club.
Chip Kelly’s sudden departure for Ohio State has put candidates for the UCLA head coaching vacancy on the clock. Martin Jarmond, the Bruins athletic director, said Friday afternoon that he wanted to name a successor within 96 hours.
What is Jarmond seeking in the first major hire of his nearly four years on the job? Integrity. Passion. Competitiveness. A developer of young men.
And maybe just as importantly, given Kelly’s estrangement from the four letters, loyalty.
Read more: Plaschke: In leaving UCLA, Chip Kelly runs a selfish sneak
“I want to find someone,” Jarmond said, “who wants to be a Bruin.”
Here’s a list of candidates Jarmond and fellow search committee members Erin Adkins, Christina Munger-Rivera and Josh Rebholz might consider. No matter the decision, they won’t keep UCLA fans waiting long.
Seven intriguing candidates
Tony White | 44
Why he makes sense: A diehard Bruin, White was praised as a coach on the field when he played linebacker for the last UCLA team to appear in a Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 1999. He went on to become a graduate assistant under coach Karl Dorrell before rising to defensive coordinator at Arizona State, Syracuse and Nebraska. In each of the last two seasons, White was nominated for the Broyles Award that honors the top assistant coach in the nation.
Possible drawback: It’s always a bit of an unknown when an assistant takes over a program for the first time. UCLA has not hired anyone without previous head coaching experience since Dorrell in 2003, leading to a mostly blah five-year run with the exception of the Bruins going 10-2 in 2005.
Jason Candle |…
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Publish date : 2024-02-10 12:00:25
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