FB12/27/2025 4:34 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Duck Analysts Assume Multiple Position Coaching Roles For Bears

Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi announced the additions of Connor Boyd, Darrion Daniels and Steve Haunga to the California football staff on Saturday.

Boyd will serve as the Golden Bears safeties coach, Daniels will be the new defensive line coach and pass rush specialist while Haunga will lead the tight end unit and serve as the run game coordinator.

The trio has helped Oregon post a 47-7 overall record since 2022, win a 2024 Big Ten title and reach the College Football Playoff twice (2024, ’25).The Ducks have been the top-ranked offense in the conference twice since 2022 and boast a defense that has been ranked fourth or higher in its final years in the Pac-12 Conference and sixth or higher in its first two seasons in the Big Ten.

Boyd, who has been with Oregon since 2022, was a defensive analyst this past season under Lupoi.

Prior to Oregon, Boyd was a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado (2021) and a volunteer defensive assistant at the University of Tennessee (2020). While in Knoxville, he assisted with the outside linebackers, worked on weekly scouting reports and offensive breakdowns while also assisting with the scout team among his overall responsibilities. Before his time at UT, he served as a graduate assistant at Jacksonville State University for two seasons (2018-19).           

Boyd earned his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Alabama in 2018, making the Dean’s List as a senior. He received his Master’s in Sports Management from Jacksonville State in 2020.

As an undergrad at Alabama, Boyd spent three years working as a student assistant in the football office. He was involved in a variety of duties, which included assisting offensive line coach Brent Key, charting assignments for the linemen, breaking down opponent video for scouting reports, and assisting coaches and analysts with daily on-field assignments. He also helped with recruiting, editing prospect videos, planning road itineraries and had responsibilities for events such as official visits and junior days (two of the recruiting classes he helped with were ranked No. 1 in the nation by 247sports.com).

Daniels, who comes to Cal after a two-year stint in Eugene as a defensive analyst, was a standout defensive lineman in college at Oklahoma State and Nebraska. As a player, Daniels was named a team captain for the Cornhuskers and was later named an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection for his play during his senior year in Lincoln. 

As a senior, he totaled a career-high 34 tackles on the season, with four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and his first career interception at Nebraska. While at Oklahoma State, Daniels recorded seven tackles, one tackle for loss and 1.0 sack in his four games in 2018. As a junior in 2017, Daniels started 10 games and had 26 tackles, five TFLs, a half-sack, two pass breakups and a pair of quarterback hurries. He earned the Vernon Grant Award for outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm following the season. As a sophomore, Daniels appeared in 13 games, totaling 15 tackles, one TFL, one breakup, one hurry and one blocked extra point. Daniels was named Oklahoma State’s most outstanding defensive newcomer as a true freshman in 2015, when he played in 13 games and had 16 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a half-sack.

Daniels played his prep ball for Bishop Dunne High School in Dallas, where he was named a first-team all-state selection as both a junior and a senior. Darrion earned his degree in marketing from Oklahoma State in December of 2018 and a master’s degree in applied science from Nebraska in August of 2022. 

Haunga comes to Berkeley after having served as an offensive analyst for Oregon the last four seasons (2022-25). He has worked with multiple top-10 offenses and elite talents, including now-NFL quarterbacks Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel. Following a breakout season by Nix in 2022, the Ducks led the nation in 2023 in passing offense (346.9 ypg) and ranked second in scoring offense (44.2 ppg), while scoring at least 30 points in every game. Oregon continued its prolific passing attack in 2024 en route to claiming the Big Ten title and earning the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. 

This season, Oregon has once again been a top-scoring offense, averaging 38.7 ppg and most recently putting up 51 points in a win over James Madison in the first round of the CFP. Big Ten Tight End of the Year Kenyon Sadiq has 42 catches for 509 yards and leads all of the nation’s tight ends with eight touchdown receptions. Three-time all-conference performer Terrance Ferguson wrapped up his collegiate career at Oregon after the 2024 campaign as the program’s all-time leader among tight ends in receptions (134) and receiving touchdowns (16), while ranking second in receiving yards (1,537)

Haunga has worked his way up the coaching ladder over the last decade, starting his career as a strength and conditioning intern at Boise State and Cal. He then had a three-year stint with Tulsa in three different roles, beginning his time with the Golden Hurricanes in 2016 as a graduate assistant on the athletic performance staff before holding roles as an offensive graduate assistant in 2017 and an offensive analyst in 2018. In 2019, Haunga served as a graduate assistant for the offensive line at Auburn during Nix’s SEC Freshman of the Year rookie season. After his time in Auburn, Haunga spent two seasons with North Texas (2020-21) as an offensive quality control coach before his most recent stint with Lupoi at Oregon.

Haunga returns to Berkeley as a full-time position coach for the first time in his career.

As a player, he was a two-year letterwinner on the offensive line at Arkansas State and served as team captain as a 2013 senior. He played two seasons at College of the Canyons before moving on to Arkansas State, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies in 2014. 

FB12/27/2025 4:34 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Duck Analysts Assume Multiple Position Coaching Roles For Bears

Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi announced the additions of Connor Boyd, Darrion Daniels and Steve Haunga to the California football staff on Saturday.

Boyd will serve as the Golden Bears safeties coach, Daniels will be the new defensive line coach and pass rush specialist while Haunga will lead the tight end unit and serve as the run game coordinator.

The trio has helped Oregon post a 47-7 overall record since 2022, win a 2024 Big Ten title and reach the College Football Playoff twice (2024, ’25).The Ducks have been the top-ranked offense in the conference twice since 2022 and boast a defense that has been ranked fourth or higher in its final years in the Pac-12 Conference and sixth or higher in its first two seasons in the Big Ten.

Boyd, who has been with Oregon since 2022, was a defensive analyst this past season under Lupoi.

Prior to Oregon, Boyd was a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado (2021) and a volunteer defensive assistant at the University of Tennessee (2020). While in Knoxville, he assisted with the outside linebackers, worked on weekly scouting reports and offensive breakdowns while also assisting with the scout team among his overall responsibilities. Before his time at UT, he served as a graduate assistant at Jacksonville State University for two seasons (2018-19).           

Boyd earned his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Alabama in 2018, making the Dean’s List as a senior. He received his Master’s in Sports Management from Jacksonville State in 2020.

As an undergrad at Alabama, Boyd spent three years working as a student assistant in the football office. He was involved in a variety of duties, which included assisting offensive line coach Brent Key, charting assignments for the linemen, breaking down opponent video for scouting reports, and assisting coaches and analysts with daily on-field assignments. He also helped with recruiting, editing prospect videos, planning road itineraries and had responsibilities for events such as official visits and junior days (two of the recruiting classes he helped with were ranked No. 1 in the nation by 247sports.com).

Daniels, who comes to Cal after a two-year stint in Eugene as a defensive analyst, was a standout defensive lineman in college at Oklahoma State and Nebraska. As a player, Daniels was named a team captain for the Cornhuskers and was later named an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection for his play during his senior year in Lincoln. 

As a senior, he totaled a career-high 34 tackles on the season, with four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and his first career interception at Nebraska. While at Oklahoma State, Daniels recorded seven tackles, one tackle for loss and 1.0 sack in his four games in 2018. As a junior in 2017, Daniels started 10 games and had 26 tackles, five TFLs, a half-sack, two pass breakups and a pair of quarterback hurries. He earned the Vernon Grant Award for outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm following the season. As a sophomore, Daniels appeared in 13 games, totaling 15 tackles, one TFL, one breakup, one hurry and one blocked extra point. Daniels was named Oklahoma State’s most outstanding defensive newcomer as a true freshman in 2015, when he played in 13 games and had 16 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a half-sack.

Daniels played his prep ball for Bishop Dunne High School in Dallas, where he was named a first-team all-state selection as both a junior and a senior. Darrion earned his degree in marketing from Oklahoma State in December of 2018 and a master’s degree in applied science from Nebraska in August of 2022. 

Haunga comes to Berkeley after having served as an offensive analyst for Oregon the last four seasons (2022-25). He has worked with multiple top-10 offenses and elite talents, including now-NFL quarterbacks Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel. Following a breakout season by Nix in 2022, the Ducks led the nation in 2023 in passing offense (346.9 ypg) and ranked second in scoring offense (44.2 ppg), while scoring at least 30 points in every game. Oregon continued its prolific passing attack in 2024 en route to claiming the Big Ten title and earning the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. 

This season, Oregon has once again been a top-scoring offense, averaging 38.7 ppg and most recently putting up 51 points in a win over James Madison in the first round of the CFP. Big Ten Tight End of the Year Kenyon Sadiq has 42 catches for 509 yards and leads all of the nation’s tight ends with eight touchdown receptions. Three-time all-conference performer Terrance Ferguson wrapped up his collegiate career at Oregon after the 2024 campaign as the program’s all-time leader among tight ends in receptions (134) and receiving touchdowns (16), while ranking second in receiving yards (1,537)

Haunga has worked his way up the coaching ladder over the last decade, starting his career as a strength and conditioning intern at Boise State and Cal. He then had a three-year stint with Tulsa in three different roles, beginning his time with the Golden Hurricanes in 2016 as a graduate assistant on the athletic performance staff before holding roles as an offensive graduate assistant in 2017 and an offensive analyst in 2018. In 2019, Haunga served as a graduate assistant for the offensive line at Auburn during Nix’s SEC Freshman of the Year rookie season. After his time in Auburn, Haunga spent two seasons with North Texas (2020-21) as an offensive quality control coach before his most recent stint with Lupoi at Oregon.

Haunga returns to Berkeley as a full-time position coach for the first time in his career.

As a player, he was a two-year letterwinner on the offensive line at Arkansas State and served as team captain as a 2013 senior. He played two seasons at College of the Canyons before moving on to Arkansas State, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies in 2014.