UCLA pulled the plug on the DeShaun Foster era after an 0-3 start to his second season leading his alma mater in mid-September earlier this year.

Foster's contract called for a $5 million buyout.

Tim Skipper stepped in and admirably led the Bruins for the remainder of the season, and after Skipper made a pair of coordinator changes, Jerry Neuheisel enjoyed a few breakout games in the limelight as the team's new offensive coordinator.

To fill the head coaching opening, UCLA took a page out of fellow Big Ten member Indiana's book in hiring away the head coach at James Madison - Bob Chesney.

Chesney is a rarity in that he has climbed the ranks by winning at ever level climbing from D-III at Salve Regina, to D-II at Assumption, FCS at Holy Cross and the past two seasons at James Madison, who he just led to the College Football Playoff.

He brings that success on the eastern side, where he has gone 132-52 as a head coach, to the west coast of the United States to UCLA.

Much of his James Madison staff is coming along with him, and here's how the rest of his staff is shaking out

OFFENSE

ROLE	COACH	PREVIOUS STOP
OC	Dean Kennedy	James Madison OC
RBs	AJ Steward	UCLA RBs
OL	Chris Smith	JMU OL
STC / TEs	Drew Canan	JMU STC

DEFENSE

ROLE	COACH	PREVIOUS STOP
DC	Colin Hitschler	James Madison DC
Safeties	Gabe Lynn	UCLA Safeties
LBs	Vic So'oto	Cal Co-DC

SPECIAL TEAMS

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR

Drew Canan

JMU STC

SUPPORT STAFF

ROLE	PERSON (PREVIOUS ROLE)
HEAD S&C
GENERAL MANAGER	Derrick Yray (Florida State GM of personnel)
Executive Director of player personnel	Nathan Applebaum (JMU director of player personnel)

2024 STAFF

HEAD COACH	DeShaun Foster
OFFENSIVECOORDINATOR / QBs	Tino Sunseri
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR	Ikaika Malloe
RUNNING BACKS	AJ Steward
PASSING GAME COORDINATOR / WIDE RECEIVERS	Burl Toler
OFFENSIVE LINE	Andy Kwon
TIGHT ENDS	Jerry Neuheisel
DEFENSIVE LINE	Jethro Franklin
SAFETIES	Gabe Lynn
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH / LINEBACKERS	Scott White
PASSING GAME COORDINATOR / SECONDARY	Demetrice Martin
HEAD S&C	Corey Miller

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