DeShaun Foster’s first coaching staff at UCLA has officially taken shape for the 2024 season after four additional hires were announced Wednesday.
Foster had previously hired former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy as Foster’s associate head coach and offense coordinator in late February.
The duo had since worked together to add new members of the offensive staff while reshuffling some of the roles for some of the members of the previous staff that had just received promotions.
“We are building a staff of teachers,” Foster said in a statement. “These coaches have picked up a diverse skillset from working on every level of football and they are hungry to share that knowledge with the players of our program.
“Their passion for the game and coaching reflects what we are actively instilling in our players – approaching everything they do with discipline, respect and enthusiasm – and I am excited to watch them work together.”
Juan Castillo has been hired to lead the Bruins’ offensive line, replacing Tim Drevno, who had been promoted to running game coordinator after signing a new two-year deal in January before then-head coach Chip Kelly left Westwood for Ohio State. Drevno was expected to earn $1.21 million, according to the contract obtained by Bruin Blitz.
Castillo has spent most of the past 28 years working in the NFL, outside of a year as an offensive analyst for Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines in 2019. He also worked with Bieniemy in 2023 as the Commanders’ running game coordinator.
Ted White has been hired to lead a quarterback room that features returners Ethan Garbers and Collin Schlee.
White has experience as a player and coach at the professional level. He was most recently a quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans in 2022 but has experience working at the college level, as an offensive coordinator and position coach at Howard and Arkansas–Pine Bluff.
Garbers and Schlee are expected to…
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