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DeShaun Foster throws out first pitch at UCLA softball game amid head coaching rumors

DeShaun Foster threw out the first pitch at the UCLA softball game on Sunday.

The UCLA Bruins coaching search has been extremely tight-lipped. Rumors have swirled, and others have been shut down, including P.J. Fleck and the Brent Brennan buzz.

On Sunday, former UCLA assistant DeShaun Foster, who recently took a job with the Las Vegas Raiders, threw out the first pitch at a UCLA softball game, per Felicia Keller of The Daily Bruin.

Foster’s name has been a popular one in UCLA circles by both fans and players. He just left for the Raiders job at the beginning of February.

However, with Chip Kelly suddenly bolting Westwood to go to Ohio State, Foster could be a name that Martin Jarmond considers, especially given the support from the players.

The timing of Foster throwing out the first pitch at the UCLA game is something, although this was probably planned before the job became open.

Either way, it’s something to monitor in a busy time around the UCLA Bruins football program.

Best photos from Super Bowl XXXVIII

38 photos from the Panthers’ trip to Super Bowl XXXVIII

One of the greatest Super Bowls in history took place 20 years ago. But unfortunately for the Carolina Panthers, it didn’t end with the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy.

As we get ready for the biggest game of the year, let’s look back at the best shots from Super Bowl XXXVIII:

UCLA players, fans call for DeShaun Foster to replace Chip Kelly

DeShaun Foster has received support from players and fans to replace Chip Kelly.

The UCLA Bruins are now searching for a head coach after Chip Kelly left for the Ohio State OC job. Plenty of names are going to be popping up, but Martin Jarmond says it will be a quick process, so there has to be somewhat of a target in mind.

Right away DeShaun Foster, who left UCLA’s staff for a job with the Las Vegas Raiders, has received support from a number of UCLA players and fans.

Foster was an NFL running back and has been on the staff for a while and built strong relationships with the players. An internal move such as Foster (although he just left) would more than likely help players stick around in Westwood.

Here are some endorsements Foster has received from fans and players.

Raiders hiring former Panthers RB DeShaun Foster as assistant coach

Former Panthers RB DeShaun Foster will be back on the NFL sidelines.

This seems to be a pretty good week for NFC champions from 2003.

One day after former Carolina Panthers linebacker Dan Morgan was introduced as the organization’s president of football operations and general manager, former Carolina Panthers running back DeShaun Foster is reportedly set to be hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as their running backs coach. NFL Network insider Mike Garofolo was first with the news on Friday afternoon.

Foster, a Charlotte, N.C. native, was drafted by his hometown Panthers in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He’d go on to play five seasons in Carolina—rushing for a combined 3,336 yards and ten touchdowns between 2003 and 2007.

After closing up his playing career in 2009, the UCLA product rejoined his alma mater as an undergraduate assistant beginning in 2012. He’d also serve as a graduate assistant (2014 to 2015) and running backs coach for the Bruins (2017 to 2023), with a one-year stop as Texas Tech University’s running backs coach (2016) sandwiched in.

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Raiders to hire former Panthers RB Deshaun Foster as running backs coach

Raiders to hire former Panthers RB Deshaun Foster as running backs coach

The offensive staff in Las Vegas has begun filling out. Just a day after the news broke that they had landed on Kliff Kingsbury as their offensive coordinator, are reports his running back coach will be Deshaun Foster.

Foster was a former second round pick by the Panthers out of UCLA. He spent six seasons in the NFL, the first five in Carolina, with his final season in San Francisco.

Once his playing career was over, he returned to this alma mater as an assistant coach. He left for one season to coach running backs under Kingsbury before returning to UCLA where has been the team’s RB coach the past seven seasons.

Kingsbury clearly thought highly enough of Foster to pluck him out of the college ranks to join him again. And being that Antonio Pierce — a former NFL player himself — has shown a penchant for former players as position coaches, he is clearly onboard with the move too.