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Michael Bruno Named Cal's Inside Linebackers Coach; Terrence Brown Is Passing-Game Coordinator

Bruno's promotion relieves Bears defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon of his position duties

Jake Curtis

Cal defensive back coach Terrence Brown hugs Jackson Sirmon in 2022
Cal defensive back coach Terrence Brown hugs Jackson Sirmon in 2022 / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
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Cal announced on Friday the promotions of two coaches on the defensive side of the ball, and one was particularly interesting.

Terrence Bown, already the Bears' co-defensive backs coach, added the title of defensive passing game coordinator. More and more colleges are adding that "defensive passing game coordinator" designation to its coaching staff, and Brown will fill that role for Cal.

The other promotion might have a bigger impact. Michael Bruno, who was defensive analyst at Cal this past season after being the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Minot State in 2023, has been named Cal's inside linebackers coach.

Cal defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon has also been the Bears' inside linebackers coach for the past seven seasons, but he apparently will be relieved of his positional duties so he can focus only on being the defensive coordinator, a position he has held for the past six years.

In 2024, Cal ranked second in the ACC in scoring defense and third in total defense.

Sirmon has also served as Cal's recruiing coordinator the past few years, and it remains to be seen whether he will continue in that role.

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Jake Curtis
JAKE CURTIS

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

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