UC Berkeley football head coach Justin Wilcox signed a contract extension that will keep him with the program through the 2027 season, the school announced Thursday.

"Justin Wilcox is a football coach who shares our values and vision, and we want to ensure that he is the leader of our program for the long term," Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton said in a statement. "He is a great fit for Cal Athletics and our university, with a philosophy that places an emphasis on developing young men on the field, in the classroom and as people."