Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Anthony Rizzuti

Former Panthers RB DeShaun Foster hired as UCLA head football coach

DeShaun Foster’s first stint as an NFL coach lasted just 10 days.

As reported by ESPN college football senior writer Pete Thamel on Monday, the former Carolina Panthers rusher has now been named the new head football coach for the University of Los Angeles, California. Foster had been hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as their running backs coach on Feb. 2.

UCLA has been a home for the Charlotte, N.C. native since 1998, when he began his collegiate career as a Bruin. His four-year stay yielded 3,049 rushing yards, 43 total touchdowns and a 2001 second-team All-American nod.

After a six-year run in the NFL, with five of those coming in Carolina, Foster embarked on a coaching career with his alma mater beginning as student assistant in 2013. He’d go on to serve as a graduate assistant in 2014 and 2015, take a one-year hiatus to Texas Tech University as a running backs coach in 2016 and then return to Los Angeles for the same position from 2017 to 2023.

Foster will now fill the vacancy left behind by Chip Kelly, who jumped over to Ohio State University as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.