Cal is targeting Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi to become its next football coach, with a process expected to lead to his hiring in the coming days, sources told ESPN.

Lupoi was widely expected to be the front-runner for the job after Justin Wilcox was fired last week . Lupoi played at Cal from 2000 to 2005 before starting his coaching career with the Bears in 2008 under former coach Jeff Tedford. It was during that time Lupoi first developed a reputation as an elite recruiter.

Lupoi has spent the past four seasons in Eugene, Oregon, as Dan Lanning's defensive coordinator. Before that, he spent three years as a defensive line coach in the NFL, after a five-year stint on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama (2014-18), with the final season as defensive coordinator.

Over the past

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