Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Contra Costa Times: Tedford loses 2 assistant coaches

Cal football assistants Eric Kiesau and Justin Wilcox are leaving to accept other positions.

Kiesau will be the passing game coordinator at Colorado, while Wilcox will be the defensive coordinator at Boise State. Also, offensive coordinator/quarterback coach George Cortez has been reported to be a finalist for the same position at Mississippi. "It's a tribute to our success as a program and to the work of those coaches that they have an opportunity to further their careers," said coach Jeff Tedford. "Anytime you are successful, your coaching staff will have opportunities presented to them." In his four seasons at Cal, Tedford hasn't had to replace many coaches. Linebackers coach Bob Foster retired after the 2002 season, and Tedford replaced him with Wilcox. Special teams coach Dave Ungerer left for Alabama in 2003, and Tedford replaced him with Pete Alamar. Foster, though, has decided to return to Cal as linebackers coach.

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