US EditionCal Hires Tosh Lupoi as Head Coach, Bringing Former Player Back to Lead the Bears
Cal hires Tosh Lupoi, a Cal alum and Oregon's defensive coordinator, to replace Justin Wilcox and lead the program with strong coaching and recruiting skills.
- On Thursday, Cal agreed in principle to a five-year deal to hire Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as head coach, with Ron Rivera welcoming Lupoi and his family in a statement.
- A Cal alum, Tosh Lupoi played defensive line at Cal and coached there until 2011, developing a recruiting reputation that made returning easy.
- Financially and logistically, Lupoi's buyout was waived, he earns $2 million this season, and he'll stay to call plays during Oregon's College Football Playoff run.
- Cal is 7-5 this season and will be headed to a bowl under interim coach Nick Rolovich after Justin Wilcox, former Cal head coach , was replaced by Tosh Lupoi.
- The hire is Rivera's first major move since he was hired earlier this year to rebuild the program, with Lupoi's Alabama and NFL résumé boosting Cal's competitiveness and recruiting outlook.
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Cal hires Tosh Lupoi as head coach, bringing former player back to lead the Golden Bears
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California has hired Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, bringing the former Golden Bears player and assistant back as the head coach. Lupoi replaces Justin Wilcox, who was fired last month after a lopsided loss to Stanford in the Big Game. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Tosh and his family back home to Berkeley as our head football coach,” general manager Ron Rivera said in a statement Thursday night. “Tos…
East Bay Times
Cal makes it official: Tosh Lupoi named Bears’ new head football coach
Tosh Lupoi has business to tend to with Oregon bound for the College Football Playoff, but he will have a new job once the No. 4 ranked Ducks’ run comes to an end. Cal announced Thursday evening that Lupoi, the Ducks’ defensive coordinator and a former Bears player, will be the Bears’ head coach for the 2026 season. He and football general manager Ron Rivera will hold a press conference Friday afternoon. Lupoi’s contract is for five years, accor…
Winnipeg Free Press
Cal hires Tosh Lupoi as head coach, bringing former player back to lead the Bears
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