Mateen Bhaghani kicking his way into UCLA’s football record book
DeShaun Foster acknowledged that both of the game balls he’s been given this season to commemorate coaching firsts could have gone to someone equally worthy.His…
UCLA football: Five things to watch against Rutgers
They played “The Sopranos” theme song at UCLA practice this week, a nod to the Bruins’ first game in New Jersey in the school’s 105…
Eric Bieniemy blames himself for UCLA’s rocky start
The expletives and biting one-liners that Eric Bieniemy unleashes on a football field never cut as deep as the internal dialogue.If anyone is to blame…
DeShaun Foster wants UCLA to use Indiana loss as motivation vs. LSU
Embrace the hurt. Sit with the discomfort. Marinate in the misery.That was the essence of UCLA coach DeShaun Foster’s message to his team after the…
UCLA vs. Indiana: Five things to watch in Bruins’ Big Ten debut
Hawaii’s Pofele Ashlock hurdles UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger during the second half of the Bruins’ win at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on Aug. 31…
UCLA avoids disaster, edging Hawaii in DeShaun Foster’s debut
HONOLULU — DeShaun Foster has long contended that nothing said about him or his team mattered once it played ball.UCLA’s new coach is too inexperienced? Play…
Five takeaways from UCLA football training camp workouts
DeShaun Foster just gave away part of his first game plan.Contrary to many of his counterparts who take their teams to Honolulu, UCLA’s new football…
DeShaun Foster pokes fun at himself as UCLA opens preseason camp
The rookie coach who fumbled his first Big Ten speaking gig devised a novel way to poke fun at himself.DeShaun Foster stepped in front of…
DeShaun Foster is breaking off a big recruiting run at UCLA
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. The staff’s reluctance to…
UCLA’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ showcases a vision of competitive fun
For a few hours, UCLA football was once again a player in a sports landscape that had practically abandoned it. Fans jammed one side of…
Five takeaways from the midpoint of UCLA spring football practice
He roams the practice field he once ruled, accommodating a malleable cast of characters. UCLA’s football-launching machine is on the fritz? DeShaun Foster flips balls…
UCLA opens spring football practice with an emphasis on fans
For a moment, it were as if nothing had changed. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond walked onto the practice field Tuesday morning and found his…
DeShaun Foster hires UCLA coaching staff heavy on NFL experience
DeShaun Foster’s first UCLA coaching staff that was announced Wednesday is heavy on NFL experience, giving those assistants immediate cachet with players while also requiring…
UCLA set to hire Eric Bieniemy as its offensive coordinator
DeShaun Foster’s first hire has a throwback feel. The new UCLA football coach is enlisting an old Bruins assistant as his offensive coordinator, finalizing an…
Analysis: What new coach DeShaun Foster must do to win at UCLA
More than anything else, Foster must assemble the best staff because it will dictate everything else — recruiting, schemes and player development. Tears about how…
Letters: It’s a long haul for DeShaun Foster and UCLA
DeShaun Foster was a good running backs coach, but he has no experience in play-calling and will give UCLA the least experienced head coach as…
Emotional start for DeShaun Foster as UCLA football coach
The tears started before the rookie coach said his first word. They flowed again only 35 seconds into his opening remarks. “Being the head coach…
UCLA hires DeShaun Foster as its football coach
UCLA went with a familiar, beloved name in selecting its next football coach. The Bruins have hired DeShaun Foster. The former star running back for…