DeShaun Foster’s firing was probably on the cards, as the team was outscored by 108-43 in the season, which also included two G-5 opponents. But the cracks in the program run deeper than on-field issues, with a debt mounting over $200 million over the past six years and an iconic stadium (Rose Bowl) finding it hard to fill seats. For context, the average attendance at the Rose Bowl is just 44,000 fans, which has a capacity to accommodate a 90,000-strong crowd. No wonder, then, that UCLA has been losing even its home games (Utah and UNM losses). For now, though, Interim HC Tim Skipper now faces a mounting challenge to stop transfer portal departures, along with taking a drastic decision for the future of the team, and it’s far from easy.

Skipper has experience under his belt in such co

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