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UCLA coach DeShaun Foster says performance coach apologized to team after penalty

After further review, DeShaun Foster has reversed his stance on one central figure in the halftime brouhaha during the crosstown rivalry game.

The UCLA coach acknowledged Wednesday that head performance coach Corey Miller — whom Foster had initially labeled a peacemaker — escalated tensions between the teams last weekend after video surfaced showing Miller making a mock crying gesture and giving USC players the middle finger.

Miller expressed regret for his actions, Foster said, and would face unspecified discipline.

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“We talked about it, sat down and was able to figure that out internally and he felt pretty bad about that,” Foster said, “so he expressed his sentiments to the team, to the coaches and everybody and you’ve got to lead by example out here.