Fresno State hired Tony Tuioti as its defensive line coach shortly before Christmas but his tenure on the Bulldogs’ staff lasted barely more than two months.
Tuioti on Saturday accepted a job at Cal where he will coach outside linebackers for coach Justin Wilcox and, ironically, work with former Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter, who is now the Golden Bears’ defensive coordinator.
“Working at Cal for a coach like Justin Wilcox was an opportunity I could not pass up,” Tuioti said in a release from the Cal athletic department. “I have a tremendous feeling about the positive direction Cal is headed, and I really wanted to be a part of that and contribute all I could to a football program with tremendous potential.