You guys will never believe it, but it looks like the UCLA athletic department has managed to goof up another coaching search.
After reports earlier this week that the UCLA Bruins had offered the men’s basketball head coaching job to current TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, things began to feel like a formality, as a buyout was all that stood between UCLA and a new, solid head coach. So of course UCLA found a way to mess it up.
Ben Bolch is reporting that, barring a last-minute change, Dixon is out of the running for the UCLA coaching job, as his reported $8 million dollar buyout is a sticking point, with TCU unwilling to lower the amount, and UCLA unwilling to pay the buyout.