You probably know DeShaun Foster as one of UCLA’s most electrifying running backs-turned-head coaches. He’s the guy who could make defenders miss so bad they were probably still looking for him on Monday. Maybe you remember that Super Bowl touchdown that had Panthers fans losing their voices, or more recently, the buzz when he officially took the reins in Westwood last year. But there’s more about him that you may not know. Where’s he from? What shaped him? And how did family and faith help write the playbook for his life?

Born on January 10, 1980, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Foster’s journey began with a move to sunny Tustin, California, when he was just one. He grew up speed-racking in that SoCal heat, starring at Tustin High, and running for nearly 4,000 yards and a jaw-dropping 59 t

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