Overview
- Multiple outlets report the hire, with The Athletic first reporting a finalized deal for the Cal alum.
- Lanning said Lupoi will continue calling Oregon’s defense during the playoff before transitioning to Berkeley.
- He replaces Justin Wilcox, who was fired Nov. 23, and interim Nick Rolovich is expected to coach Cal in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl.
- Lupoi previously played and coached at Cal and later won two national titles on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff before NFL roles and a successful run guiding Oregon’s defense.
- The Oregonian reports Lupoi earns $2 million this season at Oregon and that his buyout is waived because he is taking an FBS head-coaching job.