UCLA names former RB DeShaun Foster head coach

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UCLA named former Bruins running back DeShaun Foster as the program's 19th head coach on Monday.

Foster, 44, replaces Chip Kelly, who departed last week to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.

Foster has 11 years of coaching experience following a six-season playing career in the NFL from 2003-08.

He has spent the past 10 seasons at his alma mater, including the pas