UCLA's nightmare start to the 2025 season has already claimed its first major casualty. After dropping three straight games to Utah, UNLV, and New Mexico, including a crushing 35-10 home defeat, the Bruins fired head coach DeShaun Foster just 15 games into his tenure.

Foster, a former UCLA star running back, was promoted to replace Chip Kelly in 2024 but finished with a 5-7 record in his debut season and opened this year winless. His buyout is expected to surpass $7 million, leaving the program with questions about its financial commitment moving forward.

Adding fuel to the fire, an industry source told On3 Sports that the UCLA job has become one of the toughest sells in college football.

”Next coach? A better story is who would take that job? Chip (Kelly) ran for a reason. Terrible a

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