Former Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera is about to be the big man on campus, again. As first reported by CBS Sports ...
Rivera was the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1983 at Cal, earning All-American honors in his senior year. He was then drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft.
Cal is expected to hire seasoned NFL coaching veteran Ron Rivera to general manager ... Joining the Cal program will be a homecoming for Rivera, who played for the Bears from 1980-83.