For the second time this offseason, a former Boise State football coordinator has earned his first head coaching job.
Justin Wilcox,a graduate assistant in 2001 and 2002 and the Broncos’ defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2009, was named the head coach at Cal on Saturday. Wilcox served as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator this past season.
“At an early age since his playing days at Oregon I could tell that Justin had a very high football IQ,” former Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti said in a statement. “I’ve watched him grow as a defensive coordinator over the last decade most recently with the tremendous job he did at Wisconsin last year, and I've certainly been very impressed.