Cal coach Tosh Lupoi has been creative in his attempts to solve the Bears’ shortcomings this season.

---He changed offensive play-callers at halftime of a game against UNLV when the Bears offense was failing.

---He put a handful of defensive players, including standout safety Kingston Lopa, on offense for some plays against SMU because of Cal’s shortage at running back and wide receiver in that game.

Now he is using an inventive way to address Cal’s penalty problems, because the Bears have committed more penalties for more penalty yardage than any team in the country.

“We’ve had a lot of defensive pass interferences, so do we just talk about it or have a course of action,” Lupoi said Tuesday. “And literally our DBs are wearing oven mitts at every single practice to not grab. So maybe we’ve got to go boxing gloves at times.”

Are boxing gloves the next step? | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

So Cal defensive backs are wearing oven mitts at practice.…