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Typical Cal on Saturday

Halfway through the second quarter Saturday, Cal’s defense literally caught what looked like an insanely lucky break. In a third-and-3 situation for Washington State, Cal junior safety Michael Lowe stepped in front of Connor Halliday’s pass for an interception. As he scrambled to find his footing, his knee grazed the Read More…

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When it rains, it pours

Prior to Cal’s first conference matchup with No. 2 Oregon, offensive coordinator Tony Franklin offered up a prayer to the rain gods. “We hope it pours — we hope it has sheets of rain, monsoons of rain,” he said Thursday. “We think it helps our offense tremendously.” As Sonny Dykes Read More…

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Oregon pours on points in 55-16 rout against Cal football

EUGENE, Ore. — The pregame video that blasts across the jumbotron at Auzten Stadium proclaims it is the arena “where great teams come to die.” If that’s true, then Autzen is also the place where teams like Cal go to get buried six feet under. Saturday night was predicted to be Read More…

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Annie-thing Goes: Reassesing Cal football

Sonny Dykes did it. He literally said the words, “We’ll look at the tape.” If you’re playing buzzword bingo this season, that phrase should ring a bell. It was something Jeff Tedford said a lot in 2011, a go-to favorite following a stunning loss (I’m looking at you, UCLA). Things Read More…

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Cal football squeezes by Portland State, 37-30

For the second year in a row, Cal found itself down to an FCS opponent at the end of the first quarter Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Last season, the Bears entered their second game of the year expecting to earn an easy win against Southern Utah but fought through penalties Read More…

Though the Bears racked up more than 500 yards of total offense, the team couldn't muster enough scoring drives to win.

Cal falls to No. 22 Northwestern in season opener

Sonny Dykes, Jared Goff get off to promising start in first game in Memorial Stadium

In both head coach Sonny Dykes’ and true freshman quarterback Jared Goff’s first game for Cal, the Bears fell, 44-30, to No. 22 Northwestern in a close evening contest on Saturday. The Bears went up first off of a trick play that involved kicker Vince D’Amato and senior wide receiver Jackson Read More…