UCLA’s Martin Jarmond remains a big believer in Chip Kelly [Los Angeles Times] 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. “They competed at a high level every game.”