Jake Spavital named Cal’s next offensive coordinator

Cal has officially hired former Texas A&M offensive coordinator Jake Spavital as its next OC and quarterbacks coach, the Bears announced Thursday afternoon in a news release.

Spavital, fired Jan. 3 by the Aggies, checks off Cal head coach Sonny Dykes’ top two requirements for the opening: offensive coordinator experience and extensive knowledge of the “Air Raid.”

Spavital ran that spread system in College Station, where he was co-offensive coordinator for the 2013 season before receiving sole ownership of the position entering the 2014 campaign.

Spavital worked under Dana Holgorsen, a longtime Dykes colleague, at Houston (graduate assistant), Oklahoma State (GA) and West Virginia (quarterbacks coach) before joining the Aggies.

Weeden, a minor league baseball player before enrolling at Oklahoma State, was two years older than Spavital when the two worked together.

The Bears also are moving forward without running back Daniel Lasco, who rushed for 1,115 yards in 2014, and starting offensive lineman Jordan Rigsbee.