Former UCLA and current Los Angeles Chargers running back Joshua Kelley was one of a handful of alumni at DeShaun Foster’s introductory press conference on Tuesday.
Foster replaced Chip Kelly, who left for the Ohio State OC job, and Foster’s hire was met with satisfaction by many people.
Kelley was coached by Foster during his UCLA playing days, and the Chargers RB spoke very highly of Foster as the new head coach, per Joseph Crosby of The Daily Bruin:
“It’s fired me up because I feel like as a UCLA alum, they got it right. They got a coach who went here, who played in the league, who has the ultimate credibility. You see that’s the trend across the coaching landscape now. So I feel like they got it right, man. He knows LA, he knows his market, he knows how to recruit. That’s going to be big.”
Foster played running back at UCLA, coached the running back group for the past seven years, and has experience playing in the NFL, so there is a lot to like about him being the next head coach.
But, Joshua Kelley, an NFL running back, speaking highly of Foster is a massive vote of confidence for the first-time head coach.