Beau Baldwin got used to pacing up and down on red turf, eating at small diners and negotiating snowy roads while at Eastern Washington University.
For the nine seasons he was the Eagles’ coach and 13 total, Baldwin got used to winning big against schools at any level, in any conference.
Somebody was bound to notice and lure Baldwin out of Cheney, which California did last January. First-year coach Justin Wilcox hired him to be the offensive coordinator for the Golden Bears, who play the Huskies on Saturday (7:45 p.m., FS1).
And while the difference between Pac-12 and Big Sky differences might be as great as the difference between Eastern Washington and Berkeley, Baldwin has already shown he can matchup with anyone.