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UCLA announces search committee to identify next head football coach

by: Alex Byington09/25/25_AlexByington
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Nov 30, 2024; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins helmets during pregame warmups before playing the Fresno State Bulldogs at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images

UCLA announced the six-member search committee it will use to land its next head football coach in a release. The committee will be led by Bruins athletic director Martin Jarmond.

The other five members of the committee are all UCLA graduates, including 10-year NFL player Eric Kendricks; Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters; former ESPN basketball analyst and former Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers; founder and CEO of the Wasserman sports marketing group, Casey Wasserman; and UCLA executive senior associate AD Erin Adkins.

UCLA parted ways with former coach DeShaun Foster on Sept. 14 following a winless 0-3 start to the 2025 college football season, just his second at the helm after being promoted to replace Chip Kelly after he left to become Ohio State‘s offensive coordinator in Feb. 2024. Foster finished 5-10 overall and 3-6 in Big Ten play over less than 1 1/2 full seasons at the helm of his alma mater.

Following Foster’s firing, On3‘s Pete Nakos released a detailed hot board of potential replacements, with Arizona head coach Brent Brennan and Baylor‘s Dave Aranda leading the way. Brennan is a UCLA alum who has the Wildcats off to a perfect 3-0 start to the 2025 season ahead of Saturday’s Big 12 showdown vs. No. 14 Iowa State.

Other potential options, according to Nakos, could be USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn; Oregon defensive and offensive coordinators Tosh Lupoi and Will Stein, respectively. Florida State defensive coordinator Tony White is also a Bruins alumnus.

UCLA made headlines this offseason when the Bruins landed former five-star QB Nico Iamaleava out of the NCAA Transfer Portal. The former Tennessee signal caller was in the middle of a reported NIL renegotiation with the Vols and ultimately decided to leave.

Once he settled on UCLA, there were increased expectations for the Bruins, considering Iamaleava helped lead Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season. However, through three games anyway, he has 608 yards, three touchdowns, three interceptions, a 63.9 completion percentage, 139 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.