The UCLA fires the football coach Deshaun Foster after the start without a victory

The era of Deshaun Foster is finished after 15 games and only five victories, the former tales book of the UCLA Running Back Rise to Head coach of its Alma Mater arriving at a sudden and deflated end.

After a 0-3 departure which included consecutive defeats against the Mountain West Conference teams, Foster was dismissed Sunday in a decision which showed that Bruins would no longer accept their status as an bank in the world of university football.

Tim Skipper, the former acting coach of the Fresno state who was brought as a special Foster assistant before this season, will serve as an acting coach for the rest of the season while the school begins a search for a permanent replacement.

The UCLA was dominated by a margin of 108-43 during its first three defeats, which resulted in tweets to train Big Sky and PAC-12 conferences in addition to generalized ridiculousness of nationalities of the national media who noted that the Bruins had won the last place in the West mountains and were the only team without victory in the Big Ten.

Sports director Martin Jarmond said that he had made the decision to withdraw Foster after consultation with the Chancellor of the UCLA, Julio Frenk, acting quickly because there was no clear way to success in Big Ten even with an additional week to prepare for the opening of the conference against Northwestern on September 26.

“I felt with timing, bye week,” said Jarmond, “it gave our young men the opportunity to breathe, recalibrate and change certain things that give them the best chance of ending the strong season and also as a signal for our fans that this is not what Bruin Football is going to be.”

Jarmond accepted the responsibility of having hired Foster in February 2024 after a process lasting less than 72 hours and said that he regretted putting the recruit coach in a difficult situation when entering a new conference after the national signing day with only half year to prepare.

“I think you make the best decisions with the circumstances and the resources you have to work with,” said Jarmond, referring to the constraints of the income reduction in PAC-12 membership combined with a condensed calendar.

Foster, which has compiled a record of 5-10 in just over a full season, is due to around $ 6.43 million in buying money according to the terms of his five-year contract, unless a new job compensates for this amount. The UCLA said it would pay Foster’s acquisition from funds generated by the Sports Department.

“Serving as a head coach at the UCLA, my beloved Alma was the honor of a lifetime,” Foster said in a statement. “Although I am deeply disappointed that we could not succeed in success that our players, fans and university deserve, I am grateful for the opportunity to have directed this program.”

From Monday, the change of coach will open a 30 -day transfer window for UCLA players who want to leave for other teams. Since the Bruins did not play four games, the starting players will have the opportunity to use a red shirt season, but not immediately playing for their new team.

The Bruins already seem to have lost six recruits in high school after Johnnie Jones, an four -star offensive tackle from Bradenton, Florida; Anthony Jones, a three -star defensive player from Irvine Crean Lutheran High; David Schwerzel, a four -star defensive line from Seattle; Ramzak Fruean, a three -star stars from Spanaway, Wash.; Cooper Javorsky, an offensive line of San Juan Hills High; And Yahya Gaad, a three -star rusher on board from Medina, tenn., Said they were no longer engaged in school.

Foster’s dismissal moves the spotlight on Jarmond, who has taken the unconventional step to hire Foster despite the fact that Foster has no experience as coordinator or head coach. The reluctance of Jarmond to draw the fire of coach Kelly at the end of the previous season after the Bruins absorbed embarrassing home losses against Arizona State and California required the need for rapid replacement once Kelly left to become the Ohio State offensive coordinator, which led to blame the sports director for leaving the football program in such a connection.

“I understand criticism,” said Jarmond. “What I will remind you of is that these decisions are not taken in a vacuum. There are many stakeholders and factors who enter where and when and how to make a change of coach. That said, in the end, I am the sports director. I am the guardian of this program, and the male stops with me.”

The biggest Foster sales arguments were his status as a legendary UCLA player who had appeared in the last Bruins match in 1999 and his success as a half-back coach at school under the previous Jim Mora and Kelly head coaches.

During a meeting at Jarmond’s home at night before the hiring of Foster, the candidate told his future boss that he would win an implacable approach.

“He said:” Listen, Martin, nobody is going to outdo me, no one will overcome this program “”, said Jarmond on the day of the Foster introductory press conference. “‘If we lose a game, it will be because we were not good enough that day. But I guarantee you, I will do everything I can and in my power to succeed in this program.’ ‘”

By announcing this decision, the UCLA declared that a complete national research of the replacement of Foster would imply Jarmond and the director of Associated Executive Associate Athletics Erin Adkins, who would be helped by a committee made up of sports leaders and accomplished companies and Grand Grand Grands of the UCLA which would be announced once finalized.

What are the Bruins looking for in their next coach during a search that should last several months unless an ideal candidate who is available suddenly materialized?

“It must be someone who illustrates our true Bruin values ​​- respect, integrity and simply understands these four letters,” said Jarmond, “but we will seek a very frankly coach who sees the vision of taking the UCLA in the playoffs. We want to win at the highest level.”

Jarmond stressed that this research was very different from that which led to the hiring of Foster, noting the increase in the resources available due to the move from the UCLA to the Big Ten and the prolonged chronology which will probably lead to a wider basin of attractive candidates.

Jarmond praised Foster’s passion and integrity among the greatest factors that led to him, and that did not hurt that the coach was extremely popular among the return players, allowing Bruins to keep a large part of their list intact before his first season.

But Foster’s inexperience showed in his first match, the coach admitting that he was nervous and uncertain about how to speak to journalists after his team joined a victory over Hawaii. The Bruins started season 1-5 before winning four of their last six games, temporarily stabilizing Foster’s position with donors and fans.

A wave of off-season movements in which Foster has revised its coaching staff and has marked a number of major recruitment victories, including the acquisition of the quartersee Nico Iamaleava of the transfer portal, seemed to show signs of growth. Another promising development occurred during the Big Ten Media Days in July, when Foster pronounced a coherent opening message a year after having stumbled in largely mocked and Memed remarks who understood the coach saying to journalists: “We are at”

But there was also a curious step back. The coach who first said he wanted to give his program a family sensation, holding a carnival -shaped spring training with a shooting whirlwind and putting names on the back of the jerseys to help journalists identify players, seriously reduce access to players and interviews of players during the training camp.

Foster raised the shoulders of a 43-10 defeat against the season against Utah, saying that his team was about to play the games that had to be competitive. But a 30-23 setback against the Nevada Las Vegas which was followed by an eruption of 35-10 against the New Mexico presented a series of disturbing trends.

The Foster team could not regularly move the ball, obtain defensive stops or avoid penalties. The Bruins are still looking for their first advance of the 2025 season after having lagged behind 20-0 against UTAH, 23-0 against UNLV and 14-0 against the New Mexico.

The pillars of the discipline, the respect and the enthusiasm of Foster has clearly never taken root given the repeated sanctions of his players, the preparation for the laggles for lower opponents and the lack of passion on the sidelines.

During his last meeting with journalists before his dismissal, Foster initially blamed the shortcomings of his team on a lack of execution before finally accepting guilt when he was pressed by a journalist on whom was finally responsible.

“Everything that happens can come across me,” said Foster, who will be 46 years old in January. “I’m the head coach, so it can fall on me.”

Trying to appear optimistic in a monotonous voice, Foster said he would use Bye Week to make adjustments before Bruins open the Big Ten game on the road to Northwestern.

“You know, we have two weeks to solve this problem,” said Foster, “and I can’t wait to see this opportunity to repair it.”

Proud Bruin having encountered an unglable end, these fixes will now be in the hands of someone else.