VIC SO’OTO
Danville,CA
Summary
I am entering my 10th year as a defensive coach and fourth year at the University of California, Berkeley as an Outside Linebackers Coach and third as a Special Teams Coordinator. The previous two seasons I was the Defensive Line Coach at the University of Southern California with a PAC-12 Championship appearance, five All-Pac-12 performers and one freshman All-American. Prior to USC spent four seasons at The University of Virginia, where we took a 2-10 team to an ACC Championship game, three consecutive Bowl appearances with the last being the Orange Bowl.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
02.2022 - Current
- Coordinated Special Teams (2023, 2024), Coordinated kickoff coverage (2022).
- 2024 First time in Cal football history back to back years with kick off returns for touchdowns.
- 2024 Lachlan Wilson set Cal record for career punt yard average (44.7)
- 2024 First time in Cal football history with back to back years of forcing and recovering fumbles on kickoff
- 2024 First time in school history of a forced fumble, recover and touchdown on kickoff
- 2024 Blocked 2 field goals for the first time since 2005
- 2024 Xavier Carlton All-ACC in both DE (3rd Team) and LB (Honorable Mention)
- 2024 Xavier Carlton finished Cal career with 18 sacks, 121 Pressures, 124 tackles, 23 TFLs in 3 seasons
- 2024 David Reese finished Cal career with 11 sacks, 60 pressures, 54 tackles, 15.5 TFLs in 2 seasons
- 2023 Lachlan Wilson finish in the top 25 punt rankings with a 44.5 punt average. Week 5 Pac-12 Player of the Week with seven punts averaging 49.7 yards and three within the 10 yard line against ASU.
- 2023 Jaydn Ott 100 yard kickoff return for a TD is third longest in Cal football history and first since 2014. Week 13 Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week.
- 2022 Kickoff unit averaged 19.83 yards per opponent return and improved to 19.80 in 2023, lowest since 2016. Forced and recovered 2 fumbles to finish the season.
- 2023 Developed, Florida transfer, David Reese into a Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week recipient. Reese finished the season with 7 sacks and 3 forced fumbles in the last 3 games.
- Responsible for 3rd down pass rush games and pressures.
- Assisted in defensive run game coordination and gameplan.
- Recruiting areas; Hawaii, Utah, California (San Diego)
- Independence Bowl (2023)
- Los Angeles Bowl (2024)
Defensive Line
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
03.2020 - 12.2021
- 2020 Undefeated regular season
- 2020 Four post-season award recipients on the defensive line: Marlon Tuipulotu 1st Team All Pac-12, Drake Jackson 2nd Team All-Pac 12, Nick Figueroa Pac-12 Honorable Mention, Tuli Tuipulotu Freshman All-American.
- Developed Marlon Tuipulotu, 6th round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
- Signed number 1 player in the 2021 class, Korey Foreman.
- 2021 Top PFF Graded Edge Duo in the Pac-12 and third in the Nation (83.6).
- 2021 Tuli Tuipulotu 1st Team All Pac-12, Drake Jackson 2nd Team All Pac-12.
- 2021 Coached both defensive line and outside linebackers together.
- Pac-12 Championship Game (2020)
Defensive Line
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
06.2017 - 03.2020
- Finished this season with 46 sacks which ranked No.4 in the country and is the highest in UVA history.
- Finished No. 20 nationally in team defense in 2018.
- Belk Bowl defeat against South Carolina was the first time a SEC team was shutout in a bowl by a non-SEC team since 1975.
- Recruited and signed Jowon Briggs out of Ohio. Coach Mendenhall's highest rated recruit as a head coach
- Developed Andrew Brown, 5th round pick in the 2018 NFL draft.
- Military Bowl (2017), Belk Bowl (2018), ACC Championship Game (2019), Orange Bowl (2019)
Graduate Assistant
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
01.2016 - 06.2017
- Mentored and developed Eli Hanback into a 1st Team Freshman All-ACC performer.
- Ran position meetings and practice drills.
Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay, WI
06.2017 - 05.2017
- Taught rookie outside linebackers the basic coverages in Dom Capers’ defense.
- Assisted with outside linebackers practice drills and meetings.
Assistant/Project Manager
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Helped BYU record the 6th highest sack total in the country by analyzing opponent offensive linemen and critiquing BYU’s pass rushers.
- Hosted recruits and their families during on campus visits.
- Las Vegas Bowl (2015)
Education
Bachelor Degree of - Geography
Brigham Young University
05.2010
Some College (No Degree) - Education - Sport Administration
University of Virginia
Personal Information
Wife Ashley, 5 children. I enjoy spending time with my family, Samoan culture and learning.
References
REFERENCES: Bronco Mendenhall, Justin Wilcox, Peter Sirmon, Ruffin McNeill, Jordan Paopao, Nick Howell, Clay Helton, Todd Orlando, Donte Williams, Craig Naivar, Robert Anae
Additional Information
AFCA 35 Under 35 (2019) BOWL GAMES - LA Bowl (2024) Independence Bowl (2023) Orange Bowl (2019) Belk Bowl (2018) Military Bowl (2017) Las Vegas Bowl (2015) SKILLS - Proficient in XOs and, DVSport PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Los Angeles Rams (2019) LSU (2019, 2018) Green Bay Packers (2017) Washington Redskins (2016) Troy Polamalu Camp (2013) NFL PLAYING CAREER - Outside Linebacker AUGUST 2011- AUGUST 2014 Green Bay Packers (Coaches Mike McCarthy and Dom Capers) Oakland Raiders (Coaches Dennis Allen and Jason Tarver) Washington Redskins (Coaches Mike Shanahan) Arizona Cardinals (Coaches Bruce Arians and Todd Bowles) New Orleans Saints (Coaches Sean Payton and Rob Ryan) Pittsburgh Steelers (Coaches Mike Tomlin and Dick LeBeau)
Timeline
Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
University of California, Berkeley
02.2022 - Current
Defensive Line
University of Southern California
03.2020 - 12.2021
Defensive Line
University of Virginia
06.2017 - 03.2020
Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship
Green Bay Packers
06.2017 - 05.2017
Graduate Assistant
University of Virginia
01.2016 - 06.2017
Assistant/Project Manager
Brigham Young University
01.2015 - 01.2016
Bachelor Degree of - Geography
Brigham Young University
Some College (No Degree) - Education - Sport Administration
University of Virginia
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