Cal’s football expenses are soaring following general manager Ron Rivera’s decision to fire coach Justin Wilcox with two years remaining on his contract. In addition to the dead money, the Bears must hire a replacement — Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, a former Cal player, is the heavy favorite — and pay for new assistants and support personnel.

All told, the changes likely will cost the Bears in excess of $35 million.

Good thing they will have the cash to cover the transition, courtesy of the University of California.

The so-called Calimony subsidy payments headed to Berkeley from UCLA — to the tune of $30 million over three years — aren’t the half of it. Literally.

The Bears will receive an additional $45 million in “bridge” financing from the University of California Office

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