LAS VEGAS - "Well everyone, I'm back."
A year after Deshaun Foster began his tenure as UCLA's head coach with an awkward, short introduction at Big Ten media days where he pointed out UCLA was in Los Angeles, the second-year head coach leaned into the moment during Thursday's opening statement.
"Last year I stood up here and reminded everyone that UCLA is in L.A., which looking back might have been the most obvious geography lesson in Big Ten history," Foster said. "That moment speaking to you last year taught me a valuable lesson. Authenticity resonates more deeply than perfection.