The 2025 season has not been kind to UCLA. An underwhelming showing against UNLV and New Mexico left the Bruins with a 0–3 start. Fingers quickly pointed at Deshaun Foster , and UCLA responded by sacking him. In the aftermath, Tim Skipper was appointed interim head coach, but attention has already shifted to who will permanently lead the program.
Cole Cubelic and Greg McElroy discussed the Bruins’ coaching vacancy on the McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning Hour podcast. Speaking on the matter, McElroy named Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein and former NFL coach Jon Gruden as potential fits. “If you go and get Will Stein, who is currently the OC at Oregon, he’d make some sense. I think if you wanted to go get Jon Gruden, I’m fine with that, too,” said McElroy. However, McElroy p