After departing the California Golden Bears in 2005 to become a defensive coordinator, Justin Wilcox has bounced around the college football world on his way to becoming the Cal coach. Four different conferences, five different teams, over a decade of coaching defense!
Wilcox’s first two defenses were in Boise State under Chris Petersen, and then Tennessee under Derek Dooley. His next stop was the Washington Huskies, where he spent two seasons with Steve Sarkisian before both of them moved on down to the USC Trojans.
We chatted with Ryan Priest and Jeff Gorman of UW Dawg Pound to learn more about Wilcox’s time in Washington and the culture he helped instill that laid the groundwork for the dominant Washington defense you see today.