UCLA apparently has fended off Boston College’s efforts to retain Martin Jarmond, agreeing in principle to a contract that would make him the Bruins’ new athletic director.
Barring a last-minute breakdown in both sides’ attempts to finalize a deal, Jarmond would become UCLA’s first black athletic director in its 101-year history, according to two people close to the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the situation publicly.
Jarmond, 39, could be introduced in an online video chat as soon as early next week. He prevailed over fellow finalist Desiree Reed-Francois, the Nevada Las Vegas athletic director who withdrew from consideration on Friday.