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Tony Tuioti Hired as New DL Coach


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He was part of a turned around Cal D.  Coaches a 3-4.  Cal finished 2018 ranked as the #15 D overall, number 2 in INT's, passing yards allowed #9 and rushing D #40.Red zone D tied for 117....Sacks tied for 48 and TFL tied for 65.

 

Granted he was part, not the whole, but looks pretty good on paper IMHO.  

 

A whole lot of win in this hire.

 

Welcome to Nebraska!

 

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Some good info here

https://calbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1679

 

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In his first season in his current role in 2018, Tuioti was instrumental in the development of three of the most improved players on the defense in Luc Bequette, Chris Palmer and Tevin Paul, with all three putting up career highs in nearly every category.

 

The contributions of the defensive linemen in 2018 helped the Bears rank among national and Pac-12 leaders in nearly every category. Cal ranked in the top 10 nationally and paced the conference in interceptions (21, No. 2 NCAA), defensive touchdowns (5, No. T4 NCAA), turnovers gained (28, No. 6T NCAA) and passing yards allowed (175.1 ypg, No. 9 NCAA). The Bears also paced the conference and ranked in the top 20 in the country in pass efficiency defense (107.26, No. 11 NCAA) and first downs allowed (227, No. 18 NCAA). In addiiton, Cal was 15th nationally in total defense (317.2 ypg) and 22nd in scoring defense (20.4 ppg) while registering third in the Pac-12 in both areas.


Tuioti was instrumental in the development of a pair of Cal's most dynamic players and edge rushers in 2017 in outside linebackers Alex Funches and Cameron Goode. Funches contributed 36 tackles while leading the team in tackles for loss (10.5) and ranking second in sacks (4.0). Goode started each of the team's first nine games before suffering a season-ending injury and did a little bit of everything with 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Goode returned his interception 32 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarterback to secure a victory against Ole Miss in one of Cal's most memorable plays of the campaign. Raymond Davison (62 tackles, 4.5 sacks), the team's third-leading tackler and leader in sacks, also played a significant amount of the season at outside linebacker while also seeing action on the inside. Davison is now in the NFL on Kansas City's practice squad.


Prior to joining Cal, Tuioti was the director of player personnel at Michigan in 2016. During his one season with the Wolverines, Tuioti filled the role of the head of the recruiting department for a team that finished 10-3 overall and ranked No. 10 nationally. He was instrumental in hosting recruiting visits for many of the nation’s top recruits and helped secure several commitments including each of the top six ranked in-state recruits as part of a 2017 class that ranked as high as No. 3 nationally according to Scout. He also played a critical role in developing the relationships for a satellite camp tour in the summer of 2016 that included American Samoa, Australia and Hawaii among nearly 40 locations.

Tuioti spent the previous two seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns (2014-15) as an assistant defense line/quality control coach. Cleveland defensive tackle Danny Shelton, the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Washington, started 15 of 16 games and posted 36 tackles under Tuioti’s oversight in 2015. The Browns' 2014 defense led the NFL in opponents' completion percentage (57.1%), opponents' quarterback passer rating (74.1) and passes defended (99), while ranking second in interceptions (21), tied fourth in takeaways (29) and ninth in points allowed (21.1 ppg). The 2014 Browns had the largest road comeback victory in NFL history with a 29-28 win at Tennessee after trailing 28-3 in the second quarter.

 

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