I assume you’re kidding, but earlier this week when this Chip>OSU became a possibility a UCLA guy reported their first contacts would likely be David Shaw and Pete Carroll.
Edit: Found it
247 UCLA board has him as an early favorite candidate among fans. Here’s the blurb their writer just wrote about him on their hot board:
TONY WHITE
(44), Defensive Coordinator, Nebraska
Salary: $1.6 million
PROS: What UCLA has been missing for a while, which we’ve now come to view as a key element to being the coach at UCLA, is someone who wants to be in Westwood. Chip Kelly had no affinity for UCLA, and Jim Mora always kind of resented the place. Being an alum shouldn’t be the only reason you hire someone, but it sure would feel good to have a head coach who valued being at UCLA and had some pride in the four letters. White is a tireless worker, and he’d embody the young, up-and-comer who would work his ass off to win at UCLA. He’s a fantastic recruiter. He’s built a formidable defense wherever he's been – San Diego State, ASU, Syracuse and now Nebraska. He has deep ties to UCLA, is still loved around the program, and would hit the ground running with donors and raising NIL. UCLA could save some money on his salary and could spend it on an expensive offensive coordinator and coaching staff, and White wouldn’t have too big of an ego to do it. We’ve been talking about a key factor for a coach at UCLA is having the hunger and motivation to win in Westwood, and White would have it in bunches.
CONS: Obviously, White has no head coaching experience.
LIKELIHOOD: White would absolutely take the job if offered. It’s a question of whether UCLA, with its inflated self-image, thinks it's better than hiring a mere coordinator, and isn’t at least a coordinator at Alabama, Ohio State or Michigan.
WHY ON THIS LIST: It makes sense UCLA would consider him.