Now UCLA visits famously raucous Death Valley for the Bruins' first game in Louisiana. The forecast calls for a hot, humid mid-September afternoon in the Bayou State. Foster, a former star UCLA running back before his six-year NFL career, wants the Bruins to embrace the challenge.

UCLA is coming to Baton Rouge toting a 1-1 record on the year and looking to bounce back after an ugly 42-13 loss at home in the Rose Bowl to Indiana. The Bruins are led by first-year coach DeShaun Foster, who was hired late in the carousel cycle after Chip Kelly left to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.