PASADENA ā DeShaun Foster doesnāt take losing lightly, and through the first six games of the season the UCLA first-year head coach had to internalize quite a few of his early frustrations.
Over and over, Foster had to answer for a run game that wasnāt producing, an offensive line that wasnāt blocking, a fifth-year senior quarterback that wasnāt taking care of the ball, a team that wasnāt disciplined and following the very first of his three pillars.
āIt was bothering me when we were losing,ā Foster said after Fridayās 20-17 win over Iowa notched the Bruinsā first win at the Rose Bowl under his direction and third consecutive overall.
āThese guys never fought, fought against me or, you know, there was never any turmoil in the team. They all just knew what we had to do and Iām just glad I have a mature team that accepted the challenge.ā