‘The smarter one usually comes over here’: UCLA’s DeShaun Foster throws jabs at USC
1 month ago

‘The smarter one usually comes over here’: UCLA’s DeShaun Foster throws jabs at USC

LA Times  

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster celebrates after the Bruins’ win over Iowa on Nov. 8. “A lot of families,” the UCLA coach said Monday evening, “the smarter one usually comes over here and the other one goes to the other school and then the family’s torn, you know what I mean?” Uh-oh. “Keary Colbert is one of my best friends,” Foster said, referring to the former USC wide receiver who was a teammate for four seasons with the Carolina Panthers. “I’ve been in it for a long time, so I understand just the importance of it,” Foster said before looking toward his players on the practice field, “but it’s about them. But it just didn’t work out the way we wanted to.” The theme of the team meeting Monday, Foster said, was for the Bruins to stop beating themselves with penalties and other mistakes.

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Can UCLA bite back against Fresno State? Five things to watch in the season finale
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Can UCLA bite back against Fresno State? Five things to watch in the season finale

LA Times  

Kelly Skipper coached DeShaun Foster at UCLA. Kelly Skipper, who was Foster’s running backs coach with the Bruins, said he still calls Foster to get his evaluations on West Coast running backs. Jim Skipper, who was Foster’s running backs coach with the Panthers, has a photo of Foster diving into the end zone in Super Bowl XXXVIII in what he …

UCLA looks to end DeShaun Foster’s first season on winning note against Fresno State
3 weeks, 5 days ago

UCLA looks to end DeShaun Foster’s first season on winning note against Fresno State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! UCLA lost its path to become bowl eligible with a 19-13 defeat to rival Southern California, so it will be playing for pride in hopes of ending head coach DeShaun Foster’s first season on a positive note. Key matchup Fresno State RB Bryson Donelson vs. UCLA’s …

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster says performance coach apologized to team after penalty
3 weeks, 6 days ago

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster says performance coach apologized to team after penalty

LA Times  

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster, left, said head performance coach Corey Miller felt bad he taunted USC players and got a penalty during the Bruins’ loss to the Trojans. UCLA coach DeShaun Foster nominated defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe for the Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. “This is a real family over here, so I think that he’s …

Snubbed by USC, UCLA coach DeShaun Foster is always driven to win rivalry game
1 month ago

Snubbed by USC, UCLA coach DeShaun Foster is always driven to win rivalry game

LA Times  

There was something driving him besides the need to see if he could get out of bed. “After having the type of season that I had my senior year and then being told that I’m not good enough to play running back at this school,” Foster told The Times this week, referring to USC without mentioning it by name, “that’s …

UCLA uses potent defense and explosive run game to beat Iowa, extend its win streak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UCLA uses potent defense and explosive run game to beat Iowa, extend its win streak

LA Times  

UCLA’s quest to scratch and claw its way to a bowl berth after a slow start to the season continues. In front of a Rose Bowl crowd split 60-40 between UCLA blue and Iowa black during homecoming, the Bruins left the Hawkeyes black and blue thanks to a potent run game and strong defensive effort. This is where we are …

Can UCLA get its first home win under DeShaun Foster? Five things to watch vs. Iowa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can UCLA get its first home win under DeShaun Foster? Five things to watch vs. Iowa

LA Times  

DeShaun Foster notched his first coaching and road wins simultaneously, UCLA surviving the heat and a special teams meltdown to beat Hawaii. The last time these teams met was in the 1986 Rose Bowl, UCLA’s 45-28 victory marking its most recent triumph in the bowl game held on home turf. “We do well on the road,” Foster said, “so I’m …

DeShaun Foster says he’s the ‘right guy’: Takeaways from UCLA’s win over Nebraska
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DeShaun Foster says he’s the ‘right guy’: Takeaways from UCLA’s win over Nebraska

LA Times  

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster acknowledges fans as he leaves the field following his team’s 27-20 win over Nebraska on Saturday. “The team has been playing well and doing the right thing,” Foster said, “and I’m just excited for this and we’re going to continue to get better as this year goes.” What went unspoken was that Foster got the best …

UCLA misses chance to change narrative on start of DeShaun Foster era in loss to LSU
3 months ago

UCLA misses chance to change narrative on start of DeShaun Foster era in loss to LSU

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers is sacked by LSU defensive end Sai’vion Jones during the first half of the Bruins’ 34-17 loss Saturday. Most of the progress revolved around quarterback Ethan Garbers, who fended off heavy pressure to fire two touchdown passes and give the Bruins’ offense some much-needed life. “We can’t continue to beat ourselves, we have to allow a …

Pain, eventual gain? DeShaun Foster wants UCLA to use horrid loss as motivation
3 months, 1 week ago

Pain, eventual gain? DeShaun Foster wants UCLA to use horrid loss as motivation

LA Times  

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster walks off the field following UCLA’s blowout loss to Indiana at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. “I just told them to keep that feeling that you had as soon as the game was over,” Foster said Monday, referring to the Bruins’ 42-13 loss to Indiana at the Rose Bowl. Defensive lineman Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi said things …

UCLA avoids disaster, rallying past Hawaii in DeShaun Foster’s coaching debut
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UCLA avoids disaster, rallying past Hawaii in DeShaun Foster’s coaching debut

LA Times  

DeShaun Foster has long contended that nothing said about him or his team mattered once it played ball. “It didn’t really go exactly the way we wanted in the first half, but the second half, they kept fighting, kept playing and we were able to execute and get the job done.” Consider it viewer’s discretion as to whether the usual …

DeShaun Foster is a man of few words. He plans to make UCLA football the talk of L.A.
3 months, 4 weeks ago

DeShaun Foster is a man of few words. He plans to make UCLA football the talk of L.A.

LA Times  

The doubts have resurfaced, the same old chatter as before, swirling around DeShaun Foster like an all-out blitz. “People have to lean in to listen to him and hear him,” Mora said, “but the way he presents himself, people gravitate toward him and they trust him and that’s such a big thing.” In Foster’s first season, the Bruins ran for …

New coach DeShaun Foster and UCLA look to exceed others’ low expectations in 1st season in Big Ten
4 months ago

New coach DeShaun Foster and UCLA look to exceed others’ low expectations in 1st season in Big Ten

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Not only is the former Bruins running back and assistant a first-time head coach after Chip Kelly left to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, but the program is in its first season in the Big Ten Conference. There’s a few people on the list I’m still …

Five takeaways from UCLA training camp: Bruins ready to say ‘aloha’ to a quick start
4 months ago

Five takeaways from UCLA training camp: Bruins ready to say ‘aloha’ to a quick start

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers throws during the Bruins’ win over Boise State during the L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 16. “We’ve just got to make sure that we put a good product out there on the field and let these recruits know what’s going on,” Foster said. “I’m going to do everything in my power,” center Josh Carlin …

DeShaun Foster pokes fun at himself as UCLA opens preseason camp with a jaunty vibe
4 months, 3 weeks ago

DeShaun Foster pokes fun at himself as UCLA opens preseason camp with a jaunty vibe

LA Times  

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster wears a shirt that reads, “We’re in L.A.,” while speaking with reporters during the Bruins’ first preseason practice. DeShaun Foster stepped in front of reporters Wednesday morning wearing a custom black T-shirt bearing a blue outline of California with a UCLA football helmet positioned over the school’s spot on the map alongside the words, “We’re in …

UCLA’s DeShaun Foster stumbles before regaining footing at Big Ten media days
5 months ago

UCLA’s DeShaun Foster stumbles before regaining footing at Big Ten media days

LA Times  

Accompanied by the school’s fight song, new UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster walked across a stage inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday morning to take his spot behind a lectern … only to stumble his way through the next minute. “It’s the first time you’re doing something — sort of like the press conference, I guess,” Foster said. “Get through …

DeShaun Foster is breaking off a big recruiting run after UCLA long stood in place
5 months, 3 weeks ago

DeShaun Foster is breaking off a big recruiting run after UCLA long stood in place

LA Times  

For years, Chip Kelly’s assistant coaches sounded a we’ll-get-back-to-you refrain with high school recruits as part of an agonizing, slow-speed pursuit. A recruiting staff that’s tripled in size has aggressively pursued a wider swath of prospects, lending an air of sincerity to the coaches’ mantra of “Do more.” “Much bigger, much more effective, much more hands-on, a lot more outreach …

Takeaways from UCLA’s first spring football practices under coach DeShaun Foster
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from UCLA’s first spring football practices under coach DeShaun Foster

LA Times  

If there was a College Football Playoff for the offseason, DeShaun Foster would have his team in contention. But it’s apparent that Foster will take on challenges as fearlessly as he did defenders when he starred at running back for his alma mater’s last Rose Bowl team. Here are four takeaways from UCLA’s first spring practice under Foster: A dynamic …

DeShaun Foster ushers in a new era of recruiting at UCLA: ‘I’ve seen signs of life’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

DeShaun Foster ushers in a new era of recruiting at UCLA: ‘I’ve seen signs of life’

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — The big crowd. “A lot of energy,” said Malik “Fig” James, who runs the 7-on-7 travel squad Premium and was one of hundreds of coaches and recruits on campus for UCLA’s Friday Night Lights practice two weeks ago. “UCLA, they have a long way back to relevance, but they understand now they have to get back to …

Q&A: UCLA coach DeShaun Foster details plans to have fun and win
9 months ago

Q&A: UCLA coach DeShaun Foster details plans to have fun and win

LA Times  

On a recent morning inside DeShaun Foster’s sprawling third-floor office, automatic shades are lowered to block out the harsh sunlight — not to mention an arresting view of the practice field below. Former UCLA great DeShaun Foster wipes his face as he’s introduced as the Bruins’ new head football coach on Feb. 13. We’re going to let them see that …

It’s an emotional start for DeShaun Foster as UCLA football coach
10 months, 1 week ago

It’s an emotional start for DeShaun Foster as UCLA football coach

LA Times  

New UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster, left, and athletic director Martin Jarmond were all smiles during an introductory news conference at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday. “Being the head coach here at UCLA,” DeShaun Foster said Tuesday morning, trying to hold it together, “you guys have no idea, just …” Foster paused in a losing battle to compose himself, his gentle …

DeShaun Foster is named UCLA football coach after Chip Kelly’s move to Ohio State
10 months, 1 week ago

DeShaun Foster is named UCLA football coach after Chip Kelly’s move to Ohio State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said to give him 96 hours to find a new football coach after Chip Kelly resigned on Friday. Former UCLA great DeShaun Foster was named head coach on Monday to take over the program after Kelly left to …

UCLA hires DeShaun Foster as its football coach, replacing Chip Kelly
10 months, 1 week ago

UCLA hires DeShaun Foster as its football coach, replacing Chip Kelly

LA Times  

DeShaun Foster, who played and coached at UCLA, will become the next head coach of the Bruins, replacing Chip Kelly. While galvanizing a large swath of the fan base, not to mention current players loyal to Foster as the team’s longtime running backs coach, the move comes with considerable risk. These are phenomenal young men, and I’m excited to hit …

UCLA taking giant gamble with DeShaun Foster as football coach
10 months, 1 week ago

UCLA taking giant gamble with DeShaun Foster as football coach

LA Times  

UCLA running back TJ Harden, left, gets a hug from DeShaun Foster during a win over USC at the Coliseum on Nov. 18. The former Bruins running back and running backs coach was hastily hired just three days after Chip Kelly’s sudden departure, the embattled Jarmond rushing to judgment by making a giant hire for one small reason. Then-UCLA running …

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