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|September 01, 2025
Is Foster the right man for the job?
DeSHAUN FOSTER, who limited media access to his team in training camp, said after the loss: "This isn't going to be easy."
Year 2 of the DeShaun Foster era began at UCLA late Saturday night with tarped seats, yawning fans an a frightening question.
What if this guy really can't coach? Having endured Foster's numerous growing pains in a 5-7 debut season, the Bruin faithful were hopeful this second goaround would reveal him as the inspirational leader whom athleti director Martin Jarmond promised when he surprisingly picked him to replace Chip Kelly.
Still waiting. Getting uglier.
Seriously worried.
In a season opener that was completely devoid of the "energy and passion" that Jarmond once claimed Foster possessed, the Bruins lost 43-10 to Utah in a game that ended with the Rose Bowl showing only one sign of life.
ALLEN J. SCHABEN Los Angeles Times DESHAUN FOSTER, left, and fellow coaches provide directions against Utah. "We just played a good team, that's it," he said after the 43-10 defeat Saturday.That came from the other team's fans, who filled the Pasadena night with the taunting chant of, "Let's go Utah." The Bruins were never in it. The Bruins never had a chance. This was dreadful.
This was embarrassing.
"Lot of stuff to learn from ... it's not going to be easy," said Foster.
Seemed pretty simple for the Utes, who scored on their first three possessions with drives of 75, 60 and 49 yards, making it 20-0 before the second quarter was three minutes old.
This story is from the September 01, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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