If UCLA football were headed for an initial public offering in 2021, Martin Jarmond would be poised to pounce, hoarding what he considered blue-Chip stock.
The Bruins athletic director Tuesday lauded the team’s upward trajectory under coach Chip Kelly, saying it was on the rise despite a 3-4 record last season that resulted largely from a handful of agonizing finishes.
“I liked the energy with the team and the fight,” Jarmond told The Times in a wide-ranging interview regarding the state of a football program that recently completed its first season under his watch.