UCLA, right now, is a blue-blood brand that is stuck in a budget program’s body and is limping its way through the Big Ten. The roster is thinned out, the NIL purse is tight, and the public narrative around them keeps going downhill. The on-field mistakes have had some harsh off-field implications. DeShaun Foster was fired, and DC Ikaika Malloe was fired. But now two questions emerge: First, who will replace Foster? Second, was he the only problem?

Well, the answer to the first question might have to wait till November at least, but Bruins fans and alumni have answered the second, and it’s a resounding no. To them, the issue is leadership and likely at a higher position. In the athletic director, Martin Jarmond , they see a person who has caused a financial hole, with meager infrast

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