Ron Rivera, some 45 years after excelling as a Cal linebacker, officially returned to Berkeley on Thursday as the football ...

In Palo Alto, the head coach reports to Luck. In Berkeley, no one reports to Rivera. Football coach Justin Wilcox reports not to Rivera but to athletic director Jim Knowlton. The president of the ...

Rather than mentor a first-time NFL coach, Rivera leaped at the chance to return to his alma mater to help revive the football program at California. Rivera was officially hired as the first ...

Open the endowments, and let Rivera and Luck cook. Then become more than the lovable eggheads. Matt Hayes is the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on ...

Berkeley, Calif. — The University of California named Ron Rivera as its general manager of the school's football program, Chancellor Rich Lyons announced Thursday. Rivera, 63, returns to his ...