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A star at the University of Washington, Tuiasosopo reportedly will coach the Bears’ quarterbacks under offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin.

Identifying a starting quarterback for the 2017 season — either from the group currently on the roster or from the graduate transfer market — is a priority for the Bears.

The news was first reported by Bruin Report Online and confirmed by Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman.

Cal has not yet announced Tuisasosopo’s arrival.

Tuiasosopo has worked for Washington, USC and UCLA in various capacities since his retirement from the NFL. In 2016, he was the Bruins’ passing game coordinator.

Wilcox now has filled out most of his offensive staff:

*** He hired Baldwin, the respected head coach at Eastern Washington, as the Bears’ offensive playcaller. (Baldwin’s offenses at EWU frequently riddled Pac-12 defenses during early-season matchups.)

*** Steve Greatwood, the longtime Oregon offensive line coach, will oversee that unit in Berkeley.

*** Nicholas Edwards joined the program as receivers coach after serving in that capacity at Eastern Washington.

*** While it has not generated much attention, Wilcox recently made a significant change to the strength and conditioning program: He let go Damon Harrington and hired Torre Becton, who has worked on the strength staffs at Washington and USC.

The Bears were walloped by injuries year after year during the Sonny Dykes era, possibly indicating more than bad luck was at play – that there was a systemic issue in their strength, conditioning and training programs.

Solving that issue is as important to future success as upgrading the talent on defense.