UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster took center stage Thursday on the final day of Big Ten Media Days. The second-year head coach was looking forward to a better result on the podium. Foster made his Big Ten Media Days debut last year, but the moment did not go over well. He came across as nervous.

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster introduced himself to the Big Ten in 2024 by announcing that his school is in Los Angeles. The geography lesson got a laugh, so Foster self-depricatingly returned to the comment this week at Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas.

UCLA football head coach DeShaun Foster spoke with the local media at Big Ten Media Days, opening up about his introductory press conference and how he has grown as a coach since his first game in 2024.