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Photo Gallery: Cal vs. Southern Utah
On Saturday, the Cal football team played three abysmal quarters before finally waking up on its way to a 50-31 win over Southern Utah in Memorial Stadium. The Bears are now 1-1 on the season.
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Video: How to run routes with Bryce Treggs
Cal’s freshman receiver Bryce Treggs teaches sports writers Annie Gerlach, Jonathan Kuperberg and Michael Rosen how to run routes.
Full storyVideo: Cal’s #HEEM team, freshman receivers get ready for the limelight
Check out the behind the scenes of Cal’s freshman receivers Bryce Treggs, Chris Harper, and Darius Powe.
Full storyPlayers to watch: Isi Sofele, Henna Brown
Isi Sofele, Cal running back A 1,300-yard rusher the season before and a presumed competitor for the best back in the conference, Isi Sofele failed to make a dent on last Saturday’s game against Nevada. Sofele only secured five carries all game, as the Cal offense was playing catch-up from the very start. Look for Sofele to establish the Cal run attack early and break out for 100 yards against a weak Southern Utah defense. Head coach Jeff Tedford will surely want to increase his star’s workload, so 20-25 carries is not out of the question. Also look for Sofele…
Full storyFinal score belies Bears’ penalty-riddled start
Bears rack up 101 penalty yards in first half before breaking open the lead in the final quarter.
For the second week in a row, the Cal football team spent the days leading up to Saturday saying how prepared it felt and how strong it would play out of the gates. And for the second week in a row, all that pregame rhetoric didn’t hold true. Despite giving the new Memorial Stadium its first win and gracing its fans with the first home win since October 2010, Cal (1-1) came out flat and gave an underwhelming effort in a 50-31 win over Southern Utah. “We can’t continue to do that and expect to win close games,” coach Jeff…
Full storyLive Blog: Cal football vs. Southern Utah
Follow along as Daily Cal football beat writers Connor Byrne, Jonathan Kuperberg and Michael Rosen give play-by-play and analysis of the Cal-Southern Utah game live from Memorial Stadium. The Bears are looking to rebound from their disappointing season-opening loss to Nevada. Will the squad get its act together? Will Zach Maynard start? Will Isi Sofele have more than five carries? Will freshman receivers Bryce Treggs and Chris Harper score another pair of touchdowns? We’ll find out at noon. It’s about to get real. Connor Byrne, Jonathan Kuperberg and Michael Rosen cover football. Contact them at [email protected]
Full story#Heem so hard: Bryce Treggs stakes his name at Cal
True freshman Bryce Treggs lives his life on one word. Just don't ask him what it means.
The name on the starting lineup was a surprise. The last time a true freshman started at receiver was two years ago, with the debut of Keenan Allen. But Bryce Treggs, a four-star recruit and the No. 12 receiver prospect in the nation, banished any lingering skepticism 25 minutes into last Saturday’s game against Nevada. Quarterback Zach Maynard arced a pass from the Wolf Pack’s 37-yard line up the middle of the field. Treggs, under single-man coverage, was already running toward the end zone. A yard away, he reached up and cradled the ball. Two more paces north and he…
Full storyWon’t back down: Chris Harper’s journey to Cal
His high school coach said he'd never play Division I football. Chris Harper proved him wrong.
On Sept. 9, 2010, Chris Harper came home in tears. “I need to talk to you,” he told his father, Mark. It was only two games into Chris’ junior year at Crespi Carmelite High School, but the head football coach was not satisfied. He said Chris couldn’t take the top off; he wasn’t explosive enough. He said Chris was not going to play Division I football. “Dad,” said Chris, all of 16 years old. “How am I gonna handle this?” By using it as motivation. By using it as a driving force. By making it fuel his fire. Chris got…
Full storyCarry that weight: Darius Powe’s rebirth
Darius Powe is no stranger to setback. A personal tragedy is his constant source of motivation.
Darius Powe’s grandmother, Mary, used to go to every one of his Pop Warner football games. Since the first day he stepped onto the field, decked out in oversized pads, Mary was a constant fixture. Her presence was his motivation, his drive. He wanted to impress the woman who loved him and made him feel special. When Darius used to visit her house, she would have his favorite meal waiting for him every single time: her signature egg sandwiches. Despite his father’s wishes for Darius to eat healthy, his grandmother told him eat her sandwiches anyway. “She was an ideal…
Full storyBears have second chance at first win
Cal expects Southern Utah to leave Memorial thunderstruck on Saturday
Before the season, it seemed laughable that the Cal football team would schedule an FCS opponent for one of its 12 games. Now it almost seems necessary. The Bears (0-1) will return to Memorial Saturday at noon to square off with Southern Utah looking to exorcise some demons from last Saturday’s embarrassing 31-24 loss to Nevada. “There’s no feeling sorry for ourselves — no looking backwards,” said coach Jeff Tedford said. “We’re pissed and we’re upset, but we need to understand why and then improve on those things.” Since Tedford came to Cal, the Bears have never lost to an…
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