Go read the piece for more details on how and why he stepped down and his thoughts on why he wishes he’d have stayed and where UCLA Football is now.
For me, the mind reels with hypothetical possibilities. What would UCLA have been like if Donahue had stayed on? So I’ve crafted my preferred alternate timeline, envisioning the what-ifs and could-have-beens. Some background and framing notes before we move forward:
- It may be a bit of a stretch, but I’m having Donahue retire at the end of this season. At 71, that’s probably a bit old; 2015 would have been his 40th year at the helm for UCLA.