LOS ANGELES — When UCLA’s former assistant coaches began to scatter following the end of the 2025 season, on the periphery, it seemed as if the Bruins’ secondary could be hit the hardest. Three weeks ago, Demetrice Martin, the father of redshirt junior safety Cole Martin, was deemed likely to join Arizona State’s coaching staff in a similar capacity, according to multiple reports. “Coach Meat,” as fellow coaches and players alike have affectionately coined the former UCLA secondary coach and passing game coordinator, was instrumental in recruiting the 2025 secondary, which included a host of transfer talent. And so, worries over last year’s transfers, Cole Martin and Rodrick Pleasant,...
