Friday, January 11, 2008

Contra Costa Times: Lupoi promoted to coach D-line

By Jonathan Okanes

Tosh Lupoi may seem a little young to be a defensive line coach at a major Division I program. But he doesn't seem quite as inexperienced when you consider he's spent over a quarter of his life as part of the Cal program.   Lupoi, 26, was promoted to defensive line coach earlier in the week when Ken Delgado left for Louisville. Lupoi, a De La Salle High School graduate, has been around Memorial Stadium since beginning his playing career in 2000.

"Even though it's an awesome position to be in at a young age, I've been around here for a while," said Lupoi, whose father, John, coached kickers and linebackers at Cal during the early 1970s. "It really seems comfortable because I've been here so long. So even though I don't have the position coaching experience, I'm not an outsider."

Lupoi wrapped up a six-year career at Cal in 2005 that was marred by a laundry list of injuries. He suffered through broken feet, broken hands, broken ribs and a torn-up knee that resulted in his being granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. After his playing days ended, he immediately became a graduate assistant coach, a position he held for the past two seasons.

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