""We want Skip!" the players chanted in the locker room last November after a victory over Colorado State that made them eligible for a bowl game. "We want Skip!""
""an honorary Skipper.""
""You know, DeShaun is kind of like family," Jim Skipper said. "Tim's got his work cut out, he knows that. But he's up for the challenge. He's been an underdog his whole life.""
Tim Skipper has been named interim coach at UCLA following DeShaun Foster's dismissal after an 0-3 start. Skipper previously steadied Fresno State through coaching absences and guided the Bulldogs to bowl eligibility, earning vocal player support. Skipper is a former Fresno State linebacker and longtime assistant who served as acting coach for a bowl game after Jeff Tedford's earlier health issues. Foster hired Skipper this season as a special assistant and referred to himself as "an honorary Skipper." Skipper's family has deep coaching ties to Foster, and Skipper now confronts a difficult new assignment at UCLA.
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