LOS ANGELES — DeShaun Foster continues to turn to his Week 1 decision to kick a field goal in UCLA’s first second-half drive against Utah.

The Bruins’ head coach insisted that the decision was morale-related; his team needed to see points on the board – albeit only trimming its deficit to 23-10 – to believe they had a chance to snowball the three points into more, energizing the sidelines to hoist the 11 players on the field.

Even though the Bruins went on to surrender 20 unanswered points in their loss to the Utes , much like that kick through the uprights, Foster said his team needs to see a victory on the board Friday night against New Mexico (1-1) at the Rose Bowl, not just for lofty hopes of matching last season’s turnaround, but for positivity’s sake.

With a bye week coming, a w

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