Since his hiring earlier this year, Bruins head coach DeShaun Foster has quietly started making the rounds in the national sports media space. This week, Foster sat down with Rich Eisen of the NFL Network and his radio show, “The Rich Eisen Show,” to talk about his new chapter as UCLA’s next head coach.
In their conversation, Foster credited Kennedy Polamalu, College and NFL Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu’s uncle, as an inspiration and mentor. Polamalu coached at UCLA as the running backs coach in 2016 as the Bruins offensive coordinator and running backs coach from 2014-2015.
Foster continued, speaking to the coaching ability of new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, saying “(Bieniemy’s) a real veteran coach that has real NFL knowledge and pedigree can help develop and teach these young players on how to be pros.”
How did a kid from Tustin High School end up the head coach at @UCLAFootball?
Love this kinda stuff with @DeShaunFoster26 today:#GoBruins #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/6iSw2N9ECp
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) May 8, 2024
With an emphasis on development, Foster could prove some of the naysayers wrong about his recruiting class and roster acquisitions. If Foster, Bieniemy, and the coaching staff can develop players, finding the diamond in the rough, the Bruins could raise some eyebrows and make some noise in the BIG 10 in the near future.