Both Oregon Ducks coordinators Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi could be candidates for the UCLA Bruins head coaching position .

The Bruins parted ways with Deshaun Foster after starting the 2025 season with a poor 0-3 record. They started the year with a 43-10 loss to a ranked Utah squad, then suffered brutal losses to UNLV (30-23) and New Mexico (35-10). With each loss getting worse, they made the urgent decision to fire Foster.

This now creates a position that garners interest for coaches wanting to be in the West Coast and compete in a highly talented league. On3 insider Pete Nakos published a piece regarding his candidates for the job, naming Stein and Lupoi as two potential names to look out for.

“Stein has succeeded with Bo Nix at quarterback. He’s succeeded with Dillon Gabriel at QB.

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