UCLA has named a brand new head soccer coach after Chip Kelly’s departure.
UCLA on Monday introduced that they’ve employed DeShaun Foster as head coach. Athletic director Martin Jarmond mentioned the college performed a “complete search” and that Foster “resonated from the beginning and all through the entire course of.”
“It is a dream come true,” Foster mentioned in an announcement. “I at all times envisioned being a Bruin ever since I used to be younger, and now being the top coach at my alma mater is such a surreal feeling, and I’m grateful for this chance. The inspiration of this program might be constructed on self-discipline, respect and enthusiasm. These are phenomenal younger males, and I’m excited to hit the bottom operating.”
Foster was UCLA’s operating backs coach from 2017-23. He was employed by the Las Vegas Raiders for a similar function earlier this month, however that was earlier than Kelly left to take the offensive coordinator job at Ohio State.
Foster was a star operating again at UCLA from 1998-2001. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Corridor of Fame in 2002. Foster was drafted by the Carolina Panthers within the second spherical in 2002 and performed a number of seasons for them earlier than ending his profession with the San Francisco 49ers in 2008.
There have been a lot flashier candidates linked to the UCLA job after Kelly’s departure, however the Bruins opted for familiarity over expertise with Foster.
