California is turning to one of its own to reset the football program. The Golden Bears have officially hired Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as their new head coach. This comes after Week 14 of the 2025-26 season.

Lupoi is a California football alum and former standout defensive lineman in Berkeley. He returns home at age 44 to replace Justin Wilcox . This follows a four-year run guiding Oregon’s defense and linebackers, where he helped build some of the Pac-12’s most physical units. The hire caps a search that Cal football general manager Ron Rivera said began with roughly 14 candidates but increasingly centered on Lupoi. Fan and social‑media support for the Ducks assistant swelled and momentum behind his candidacy became impossible to ignore.

Reports indicate that while

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