Cal hires Toler III as assistant coach

Cal head coach Justin Wilcox hired assistant coach Burl Toler III, a name very familiar to Bay Area football fans, in a move that will allow the Bears’ offensive staff to reorganize some of its responsibilities.

With Toler III set to coach the running backs, offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin will take over the tight-end responsibilities, and Charlie Ragle will focus on the special teams.

Toler III, who played receiver at Cal from 2001 through ’04 and was part of bowl teams in final two seasons, was the wide receivers coach at UC Davis last season.

His grandfather played at USF, and was the first African American on-field official in the NFL. Burl Toler II played linebacker at Cal in the mid-1970s. — Rusty Simmons

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