BERKELEY – Cal head football coach Justin Wilcox, who will be leading the Golden Bears into the Cheez-It Bowl later this month, has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him with the school through the 2023 season.
Cal finished 7-5 overall during the 2018 regular season, and the Bears will next face TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26 in Phoenix, Ariz., the team's first postseason appearance in three years.
"I want to thank Chancellor Christ and Jim Knowlton for their trust and confidence in me, as well as in our staff, to lead our team," Wilcox said. "They share our collective vision for Cal football, and together we are building a program that makes our university and greater Golden Bear community proud on and off the field. I am thrilled to be the head football coach at Cal and have the opportunity to work with quality student-athletes every day. I am excited about our future in Berkeley."
The new package extends an additional two seasons from Wilcox's original agreement signed in 2017 and includes increased compensation, as well as a larger assistant coach salary pool designed to aid with recruitment and retention of the football staff.
"Justin is a great representative of our University, and he is building a football program centered around character, purpose and developing the entire student-athlete," Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton said. "We are seeing tremendous momentum and increased support and engagement among our faculty, alumni, students and fans. With the trajectory of the program, we believe it is important to show a continuing and strengthened commitment to Justin and his staff by providing additional resources. The results of his two years have generated incredible excitement, and we are enthusiastic about the future."
In his two years at the helm, Wilcox has transformed the Bears into a team that ranks among the conference and national leaders in nearly every defensive category. Cal is first in the Pac-12 in interceptions (17), turnovers gained (24) and team passing efficiency defense (112.70), as well as second in passing yards allowed (187.1 ypg), and third in scoring defense (21.2 ppg), total defense (319.4 ypg) and rushing defense (132.3 ypg). At the NCAA level, Cal is tied for fourth in defensive touchdowns (5) and tied for fifth in interceptions, while ranking among the top 35 in almost every defensive category.
On offense, Patrick Laird is on the verge of becoming only the third Cal player to ever amass a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons and has 2,124 career rushing yards. He became the first Cal player since Marshawn Lynch to rush for over 100 yards twice in the Big Game.
Cal has had several signature victories under Wilcox, including two wins against North Carolina, a home victory over Ole Miss and a road triumph at BYU as part of a 6-0 non-conference record. In Pac-12 action, the Bears defeated then-No. 8 Washington State, 37-3, in 2017 – Cal's first win over a top-10 team in 14 years – while this past fall, the Bears earned wins over then-No. 13 and eventual Pac-12 champion Washington (12-10 in Berkeley) and at USC (15-14) for Cal's first victory at the L.A. Coliseum since 2000.
During this past season, 11 football student-athletes were named to the Pac-12 All-Academic team, including first-team selections in Laird, Michael Saffell and Steven Coutts, while Jordan Kunaszyk was chosen first-team All-Pac-12 and Evan Weaver was voted to the second team. In addition, Laird, who sponsored a well-received summer reading challenge, was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy given to the top player in the country who began his career as a walk-on. He is also a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award and a member of the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team®. Kunaszyk was one of eight national semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which honors a defensive player for character and performance. Kunaszyk (Sports Illustrated) and Weaver (Pro Football Focus) also earned second-team All-American honors.
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Beat UCLA, USC or Oregon during the regular season, provided such team has at least 6 regular-season wins: $10,000 per win
We will find out once the Regents have approved it...Troll said:
What are the terms of the new contract?
https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2018/12/6/18129328/justin-wilcox-agrees-to-contract-extension-to-2023-california-golden-bears-football-knowltonTroll said:
What are the terms of the new contract?
"The devil is in the detail". We will find out all the particulars within the next couple of months.Yogi Bear said:https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2018/12/6/18129328/justin-wilcox-agrees-to-contract-extension-to-2023-california-golden-bears-football-knowltonTroll said:
What are the terms of the new contract?
Cal Strong! said:
Cal Strong like Coach Wilcox.
Coach Wilcox NOT weak.
But Cal should never give extension to coach who no beat stanfurd. Beating stanfurd #1 priority every year. It also #1 criteria for being a strong coach at Cal.
He still under contract. Let him beat stanfurd first.okaydo said:Cal Strong! said:
Cal Strong like Coach Wilcox.
Coach Wilcox NOT weak.
But Cal should never give extension to coach who no beat stanfurd. Beating stanfurd #1 priority every year. It also #1 criteria for being a strong coach at Cal.
So we should just let Wilcox walk to a higher paying job because he hasn't beaten Stanford?
Cal Strong! said:He still under contract. Let him beat stanfurd first.okaydo said:Cal Strong! said:
Cal Strong like Coach Wilcox.
Coach Wilcox NOT weak.
But Cal should never give extension to coach who no beat stanfurd. Beating stanfurd #1 priority every year. It also #1 criteria for being a strong coach at Cal.
So we should just let Wilcox walk to a higher paying job because he hasn't beaten Stanford?
DeRuyter is paid pretty darn well for an experienced defensive coordinator. I don't think we would (nor should) pay him like we're Alabama and he's Tosh, especially not with defense being Wilcox's strength.heartofthebear said:
I hope Wilcox gives DeRuyter a healthy raise.
Actually, he ranks #32 among P12 assistant coaches. Also, his salary ranks #202 among all college assistants. I would say that he is not well paid relative to other college assts. His salary is $415,000.Yogi Bear said:DeRuyter is paid pretty darn well for an experienced defensive coordinator. I don't think we would (nor should) pay him like we're Alabama and he's Tosh, especially not with defense being Wilcox's strength.heartofthebear said:
I hope Wilcox gives DeRuyter a healthy raise.
At some point, he's gonna get poached by a blueblood school or get another shot at a head job.
I would be interested to see where you get your figures for the other assistants.71Bear said:Actually, he ranks #32 among P12 assistant coaches. Also, his salary ranks #202 among all college assistants. I would say that he is not well paid relative to other college assts. His salary is $415,000.Yogi Bear said:DeRuyter is paid pretty darn well for an experienced defensive coordinator. I don't think we would (nor should) pay him like we're Alabama and he's Tosh, especially not with defense being Wilcox's strength.heartofthebear said:
I hope Wilcox gives DeRuyter a healthy raise.
At some point, he's gonna get poached by a blueblood school or get another shot at a head job.
Jim Leavitt 1.7 million/year and Jim Lake 1.1 million/year are the highest paid assts in the P12
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistantYogi Bear said:I would be interested to see where you get your figures for the other assistants.71Bear said:Actually, he ranks #32 among P12 assistant coaches. Also, his salary ranks #202 among all college assistants. I would say that he is not well paid relative to other college assts. His salary is $415,000.Yogi Bear said:DeRuyter is paid pretty darn well for an experienced defensive coordinator. I don't think we would (nor should) pay him like we're Alabama and he's Tosh, especially not with defense being Wilcox's strength.heartofthebear said:
I hope Wilcox gives DeRuyter a healthy raise.
At some point, he's gonna get poached by a blueblood school or get another shot at a head job.
Jim Leavitt 1.7 million/year and Jim Lake 1.1 million/year are the highest paid assts in the P12
Here is DeRuyter's contract:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2UY0a5NPPOvZ0VralhTUkswQ0k/view
Of interest:
Salary plus talent fee for this season is $390K. Talent fee increases next season to $257K, raising his salary to $507K. If he is defensive coordinator on August 1, he gets a $300K bonus, bringing him to $807K for the year.
There is a clause in Baldwin's contract about having to pay us back if he takes a coordinator job in the Pac 12 that is not present in DeRuyter's contract.
Thanks for the link!71Bear said:http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistantYogi Bear said:I would be interested to see where you get your figures for the other assistants.71Bear said:Actually, he ranks #32 among P12 assistant coaches. Also, his salary ranks #202 among all college assistants. I would say that he is not well paid relative to other college assts. His salary is $415,000.Yogi Bear said:DeRuyter is paid pretty darn well for an experienced defensive coordinator. I don't think we would (nor should) pay him like we're Alabama and he's Tosh, especially not with defense being Wilcox's strength.heartofthebear said:
I hope Wilcox gives DeRuyter a healthy raise.
At some point, he's gonna get poached by a blueblood school or get another shot at a head job.
Jim Leavitt 1.7 million/year and Jim Lake 1.1 million/year are the highest paid assts in the P12
Here is DeRuyter's contract:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2UY0a5NPPOvZ0VralhTUkswQ0k/view
Of interest:
Salary plus talent fee for this season is $390K. Talent fee increases next season to $257K, raising his salary to $507K. If he is defensive coordinator on August 1, he gets a $300K bonus, bringing him to $807K for the year.
There is a clause in Baldwin's contract about having to pay us back if he takes a coordinator job in the Pac 12 that is not present in DeRuyter's contract.
The definitive listing of all assistant coaches salaries....
It looks as though that ends at the end of this month.HungryCalBear said:
DeRuyter still receives payout from Fresno until end of next year. So whatever Cal pays him now doesn't really matter. It will just be offset from his Fresno payout, to a total of $1M+ I think. After next year then we will really need to ramp up his salary.
My bad - yeah his payout will be over end of this season. His income next year will be reduced from $1.5M (Fresno payout) down to about $500K (his current contract with Cal). Guess where the majority of that $600K pool will go to.Yogi Bear said:It looks as though that ends at the end of this month.HungryCalBear said:
DeRuyter still receives payout from Fresno until end of next year. So whatever Cal pays him now doesn't really matter. It will just be offset from his Fresno payout, to a total of $1M+ I think. After next year then we will really need to ramp up his salary.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/mwest/2016/10/23/tim-deruyter-dismissed-fresno-state/92646050/
DeRuyter will be owed more than $3.44 million as a buyout, according to agreements that were set to run through Dec. 31, 2018.
Wilcox's new contact has a clause that pays Baldwin an extra $2,500 for every BI post that calls for him to be fired.tim94501 said:
Love the move. How much is Baldwin's buyout?
FunnyBear19 said:Wilcox's new contact has a clause that pays Baldwin an extra $2,500 for every BI post that calls for him to be fired.tim94501 said:
Love the move. How much is Baldwin's buyout?
Hahaha.
Bear19 said:Wilcox's new contact has a clause that pays Baldwin an extra $2,500 for every BI post that calls for him to be fired.tim94501 said:
Love the move. How much is Baldwin's buyout?
Hahaha.
He did not lose to Stanford all 5 years.kjkbear said:
Glad for this, and Cal Strong, you were kidding, right? Bruce Snyder was a great coach. He lost to Furd all five years, including when Cal beat Clemson and ended up No. 7.
Of interest.71Bear said:We will find out once the Regents have approved it...Troll said:
What are the terms of the new contract?
