Cal Reportedly Hiring Another Young Assistant Coach to Coach Tackles

Stanford assistant coach Viane Talamaivao, who just turned 30, will coach Cal's offensive tackles

Viane Talamaivao as a player at USC in 2014 | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Cal has gone into enemy territory to gain coaching help for its offensive line as Cal is hiring Stanford co-offensive line coach Viane Talamaivao to be the Bears' offensive tackles coach and run-game coordinator for new Cal coach Tosh Lupoi, according to Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports.

Talamaivoa has been on the Stanford staff the past three seasons, and he was co-offensive llne coach with with Al Netter. Before that Talamaivao was the offensive line coach at Northern Arizona, an FCS school, in 2022.

Talamaivao turned 30 years old just three weeks ago, and will be the sixth assistant coach on Lupoi's staff who is 30 years old or younger

Cal is hiring Viane Talamaivao as offensive tackles coach and run game coordinator, sources tell @CBSSports.

The former USC standout offensive lineman was most recently co-offensive line coach at Stanford. Before that, he was an assistant offensive line coach at Oregon and USC. pic.twitter.com/vRED83643T

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 3, 2026

As a player, Talamaivao started 37 games at offensive guard for USC between 2014 and 2017. He spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2018 NFL season.

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