UCLA football mutually parted with offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri on Tuesday. This was the latest example of the poor decision making that is harming the Bruins’ football program.
Second-year coach DeShaun Foster and defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe were both let go from their positions during the bye week. Sunseri is the third coach removed from his position in four games. UCLA is at the bottom of the Big Ten with an 0-4 record, and every decision made during the Bruins’ offseason seems to have been a bust.
Foster brought in both Malloe and Sunseri, but neither panned out. In fact, they led the Bruins to being one of the worst teams in college football. The defense struggled to make tackles, stop runs and create turnovers. At times, they looked like revolving doors as they would get spun around. The offense was a monstrosity that struggled to get yards through the air or on the ground, and its star quarterback is constantly getting hit.
The fact UCLA allowed its football program to devolve into the laughing stock of the Big Ten shows where the Bruins priorities lie, and it’s not football. Foster was a good player and UCLA legend, but he was clearly in over his head. The fact the Bruins are four games into the season with a whole new coaching staff shows that.
Athletic director Martin Jarmond hasn’t had success with UCLA football, and he’s under fire for how the Bruins are performing. Jarmond is in charge of leading the committee searching for the next Bruins football coach, which doesn’t inspire confidence the program will improve anytime soon.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Recent UCLA football departure is a reflection of poor decision making
Reporting by Ryan Lorenz, UCLA Wire / UCLA Wire
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