Hmm, per Wilner, UCLA has gone to the Regents to get approval for Football HC money:
"UCLA is getting serious about football.
Yes, we’ve heard that line before in Westwood. But this instance appears different. The Bruins are asking the ask while they talk the talk.
How do we know? The University of California Board of Regents has called a special meeting for Tuesday in San Francisco to address a handful of issues, including the “Athletic Contract Compensation Components for UCLA Football Head Coach.” (It’s a closed session, unfortunately.)
In other words: The Bruins want the governing board to approve an unprecedented salary structure for the head coach hired to replace DeShaun Foster, who was dismissed last month, early in his second year.
Foster’s contract called for $3.2 million (average) over five years. His predecessor, Chip Kelly, made roughly $6 million in his final season with the Bruins. We suspect that taking the issue to the regents means the Bruins are seeking approval to offer annual compensation in the $10 million range, which would allow them to get an established winner at the highest level of the sport.
It’s worth noting that former UCLA basketball player Bob Myers is on the search committee and a member of the Board of Regents. There is nobody better to make the case for a next-level cash outlay — to explain to the regents why it behooves UCLA to spend big dollars on the football coach.
Another key point: This would not have happened under former chancellor Gene Block. But his successor, Julio Frenk, who took command of the Westwood campus in January, appears committed to saving the floundering program."