by: Sam Gillenwater 25 minutes ago samdg_33
DeShaun Foster lasted only 15 games as the head coach of his alma mater with UCLA firing him after an 0-3 start to this season with losses to Utah , UNLV , and then New Mexico on Friday night. Now, ESPN has looked ahead to five candidates who could be possible hires in the eventual coaching search for the Bruins.
In an article this afternoon, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Max Olson, and Eli Lederman previewed where the program stands following Foster’s firing on Sunday. That included the five names by Rittenberg, all of which have former or current ties out west, who could be considered for the job that’s now open in Hollywood.
On3’s Pete Nakos also posted his own hot board this afternoon. That’s with plenty to be covered in the coming days, especially the names on the respective coaching carousels with the firings of Foster in Los Angeles and Brent Pry in Blacksburg.
Here was ESPN’s list of candidates to replace Foster at UCLA per Rittenberg:
Florida State DC Tony White
Tony White has proven himself as one of the best coordinators in the country, currently coaching defense at Florida State after stops at Nebraska and Syracuse following nearly a decade and a half of his career out on the West Coast. What makes him an obvious option for them again, though, is White, like Foster, played at UCLA before then being a graduate assistant for the Bruins, with him maybe now having a chance to take over his alma mater.
“A UCLA alum, White’s name has gained steam in coaching searches, and he spoke with UCLA before the team hired Foster,” Rittenberg wrote. “White, 46, comes from the Rocky Long coaching tree and worked in Southern California as a San Diego State assistant from 2009 to 2017. He would be a first-time head coach, which could turn off UCLA, but he has the credentials to lead his own program.”
BYU’s Kalani Sitake
