First-year UCLA head coach Deshaun Foster spoke at the Big Ten media day on Wednesday and gave his formal introduction as the replacement for Chip Kelly in Indianapolis.
Foster began his opening statement by expressing his excitement about becoming UCLA’s head coach, as well as the school’s presence in the Big Ten conference for the first time.
The opening statement was going great.. until it got super awkward.
While attempting to give the Big Ten media an understanding of UCLA football and its place in the Los Angeles area, Foster awkwardly froze and trailed off into a statement that didn’t make too much sense.
“I’m sure you guys don’t know too much about UCLA and our football program, but we’re in LA. Um…” Foster froze. “It’s us and USC. We, um…I’m just basically excited really. That’s it. Any questions?”
Hopefully his players are more prepared for the Big Ten than he was for his first press conference.
