The Deshaun Foster experiment at UCLA is over.
The Bruins fired their second-year coach on Sunday, Sept. 14, one day after they took a 35-10 drubbing of New Mexico at home to start the season with three straight losses, two of which came against Group of Five opponents.
UCLA will owe Foster approximately $6 million in a buyout for terminating his contract without cause. Special assistant Tim Skipper will serve as the interim coach for UCLA.
"Serving as the head coach at UCLA, my beloved alma mater, has been the honor of a lifetime," Foster said in a statement. "While I am deeply disappointed that we were unable to achieve the success that our players, fans, and university deserve, I am grateful for the opportunity to have led this program."
It's a move that was expected with the disastrous start to the season for Foster. After he went a middling 5-7 in his first season as UCLA played its first campaign in the Big Ten, Foster's team was expected to be drastically improved with the arrival of former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
