Cal Football Rounds Out 2025 Coaching Staff

Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox has rounded out his 2025 coaching staff with the addition of Julian Griffin as running backs coach and Allen Brown as co-defensive backs coach.

Griffin comes to Berkeley after five successful seasons at UTSA, where he helped the Roadrunners shatter several school records – including single-season marks for rushing yards, rushing yards per game, rushing average and rushing touchdowns. He tutored Sincere McCormick, an All-American running back who was twice named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and now plays for the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders. Griffin also mentored running back Brenden Brady, who was named the 2021 Conference USA Freshman of the Year.

UTSA qualified for a bowl game in each of Griffin's five seasons, including a win over Coastal Carolina in this past season's Myrtle Beach Bowl.

Griffin has also served as an offensive quality control coach at Arkansas and SMU. While with the Mustangs, he worked with current Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton and helped SMU rank in the top 20 nationally in both scoring offense and passing offense in 2017.

Griffin played wide receiver at ULM from 2008-12.

Brown returns to Cal after serving as a defensive quality control coach for the 2022 season. Since then, he served in a similar role at Florida in 2023 before being hired as the cornerbacks coach at Washington State last season.

During his one year in Berkeley, Brown worked with safety Daniel Scott, who went on to be drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Under his tutelage at Florida, defensive back Jordan Castell was named a Freshman All-American.

Brown has helped produce several other productive defensive backs. Prior to his time at Cal, Brown served as the cornerbacks coach/defensive pass game coordinator for three seasons at his alma mater, Eastern Washington. Brown helped mentor five all-conference selections as well as Freshman All-American Tre Weed during his time at EWU.

Brown also coached the cornerbacks at Cal Poly from 2015-18. While in San Luis Obispo, Brown helped oversee the development of Dominic Frasch, who led the FCS in passes defended and was named a Third Team All-American.

Brown was a three-time All-Big Sky selection at Eastern Washington and helped the Eagles win the 2010 FCS national championship.