Tosh Lupoi reveals why Cal changed play callers during loss to UNLV.
UNLVTosh Lupoi didn’t wait until the clock struck zero to make a change to Cal’s offense. He confirmed that Pat McCann took over play-calling.
The Bears head coach confirmed that passing game coordinator Pat The move came after Lupoi spent the previous week openly criticizing the offense’s production and making it clear he was willing to make changes if necessary: “I’m not going to sit around and use hope as a strategy,” Lupoi said last week. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage The Bears had also failed to score a fourth-quarter point in three FBS games.
That question was answered during the game. Sagapolutele was medically cleared, but Lupoi kept him out for the remainder of the game.
Backup Jackson Brousseau took over and finished 19-of-32 passing for 200 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. With McCann handling play-calling duties, Cal’s offense came alive after halftime.
KEY POINTS
- At that point, Cal was 2-2 and averaging just 13.7 points per game against FBS opponents.
- Lupoi said then that the offensive production was “unacceptable” and that he would evaluate all three phases of the team: “If any coordinator is not to the standard … it’s my job to fix it,” Lupoi added.
- Ahead of the UNLV game, Lupoi reassigned duties among McCann, quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich and Keith Bhonapha , but did not say whether Somerville would remain the primary play caller.
- UNLV jumped out to a 24-7 halftime lead, and Cal also lost starting quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele late in the second quarter after his head bounced off the turf on a hit.