The UCLA Bruins football program has a new head coach and offensive coordinator in a big offseason full of changes.
When DeShaun Foster was hired, he decided to bring in veteran OC Eric Bieneimy to run the offense at UCLA. After Bienieme’y success in the NFL, it’s a big addition to the program, and the UCLA head coach opened up on what that means in a recent interview.
“Being a first-time head coach, I shouldn’t have to micromanage my offensive coordinator. Hiring Eric Bieniemy I know I’m not going to have to do that. That’s somebody that’s going to command the room, the players going to play for him, they are going to respect him. He’s proven it in the NFL.”
Foster then added, “There’s nothing more than having a guy that’s played where you want to get to and also was coaching there just recently.”
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Having Bieniemy on the sidelines should help Foster a lot in his first year as a head coach.