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http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1128-college-football-spotlight20101128,0,2662944.storyFake injury has real consequences for Cal assistant coach
Tosh Lupoi, the Bears' defensive line coach, is suspended for Saturday's game against Washington after admitting he instructed a player to feign an injury in an attempt to slow down Oregon's high-speed offense on Nov. 13.
Try as they might, Coach Jeff Tedford and California could not defeat Oregon last week. There have been suspicions that opponents trying to slow Oregon's quick-moving, high-octane offense have resorted to faking injuries so game officials are forced to halt play.
Now, in one instance, there is confirmation.
California suspended defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi for Saturday's game against Washington after the assistant admitted he instructed nose tackle Aaron Tipoti to fake an injury against Oregon on Nov. 13.
Replays showed Tipoti getting up after a play and looking over to the Cal sideline, then falling to the ground moments later and grabbing one of his legs.
Cal Coach Jeff Tedford said Lupoi would keep his job. "In the heat of the battle and trying to get a substitution in, he used poor judgment," said Tedford, whose team lost to the Huskies on Saturday, 16-13. "That's no reflection on his character whatsoever or his love for Cal and the program. . . . He's a great football coach. A mistake was made."
