“Our goal right now is the Rose Bowl. That’s what we’re shooting for. That’s what we’re working for every day. That’s what we’re trying to do, and that’s all we can expect right now.” — Cal quarterback Jared Goff to ESPN on Aug. 22. True to Goff’s word, Cal played Read More…
PASADENA, Calif. — On a first down in his own territory and up 17-0 early in the second quarter, UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley dropped back to pass, poised in a perfect pocket. Bruins wide receiver Damien Thigpen broke free of Michael Lowe’s man coverage and streaked down the field uncovered. Read More…
The last time Cal head coach Sonny Dykes visited the Rose Bowl was in 2009. There, he watched U2 perform the most successful leg of the 360° tour. “It was pretty awesome,” he said. “Hopefully, this trip is as fun as the last one.” On Saturday, Dykes gets another chance Read More…
In Tuesday’s weekly press conference, head coach Sonny Dykes noted that despite his team’s poor play and 1-4 record this year, he has begun to see signs of life — signs that have led him to believe things are at least headed in the right direction. And for his sake Read More…
Sonny Dykes is only five games into his inaugural season, and his defense has surrendered 225 points. To this point, it has captured the attention and drawn the ire of Cal fans. But instead of focusing on that, let’s focus on the team’s passing game and, more importantly, appreciate it, Read More…
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…
On Saturday at Memorial Stadium, the Cal football team’s clash against the Cougars lived up to its billing as a battle of two Pac-12 bottom dwellers. In a game littered with turnovers and penalties, Washington State (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12) topped the Bears (1-4, 0-2 Pac-12), 44-22, despite quarterback Jared Goff’s Read More…
After a 55-16 shellacking against Oregon at Eugene last week, the Cal football team returns to Berkeley looking for its first Pac-12 win. How will Sonny Dykes fare against his mentor Mike Leach and the Cougars’ Air Raid offense which ranks 14th in the nation in passing offense? Is this Read More…
With a yellow legal pad perched on his lap, Tony Franklin wrote with fury. For 30 days and 30 nights, Franklin returned to that chair on his back porch, desperate to write the story that was certain to doom his career. “The only way I would be happy was if Read More…
The first time sophomore linebacker Jalen Jefferson met his new coach, he was thrown. Defensive coordinator Andy Buh seemed, at first glance, happy — too happy. He was laughing, cracking jokes and constantly smiling. “I felt like he was too nice of a guy,” Jefferson says. “I was like, ‘This Read More…