opportunity to… serve as the offensive coordinator for a presumed CFP championship contender in the Ohio State Buckeyes. Kelly was replaced longtime running backs head coach DeShaun Foster, an All-American Second Teamer during his stint with UCLA as a running back himself from 1998-2001. It’s Foster’s first gig as a head coach, anywhere. On The Big 10 Show With Adam Carriker, host Carriker (who was a former Big Ten defensive end with Nebraska before enjoying a journeyman pro career) spoke at length about his concerns with
“I grew up watching this guy. I’m a big fan of this guy. I liked UCLA better than USC growing up as a kid then,” Carriker said. “But here’s my issue with DeShaun, because I’m not convinced that this is a great hire and here’s why: He’s never been anything but a running backs coach, never been a coordinator, obviously not been a head coach. Again, I’m a big fan of him and I’m rooting for him. But I can’t help but wonder if this is more of a homegrown hire than it is a good hire.” “But man, it’s going to be so hard going into the Big Ten and a really brutal schedule going into that new conference… Like I said, UCLA is not a bad job talent in California,” Carriker noted. “So I think there’s just going to be a learning curve for DeShaun. I think he’s going to revitalize people. I think he will
