In all the talk about the new offensive system, don’t lose sight of the defensive overhaul that is nearly as substantial. This year, defensive coordinator Andy Buh is switching Cal from a 3-4 to 4-3 system. The big change will lie with Chris McCain and Brennan Scarlett. The juniors will Read More…
Although most eyes will be on the quarterbacks during training camp, many will also be on Brendan Bigelow. The junior did not participate in spring camps after he had offseason surgery on a torn meniscus. Though he expects to be at full speed in the fall, Cal fans are still Read More…
With little over a month before Cal opens the season against Northwestern, the team still does not have a starting quarterback. Right now, there are three candidates vying for the spot — Austin Hinder, Jared Goff, and Zach Kline. Each has a very different play style and would take the Read More…
Sonny Dykes has two young daughters at home, but when he arrives at work every day, he transforms into a surrogate parent of nearly 100 men. Before and after practice, he mingles with his players, cracking light-hearted jokes and dispensing life advice to his players. From the upper stands of Read More…
Cal Athletics announced the official terms of football head coach Sonny Dykes’s contract on Friday. The contract will run through the 2017 season and is valued at $9.7 million. Dykes, who signed the contract on Feb. 7, will receive an annual base salary of $250,000 a year with a talent Read More…
When former football head coach Jeff Tedford was fired on Nov. 21 of last year, the common understanding was that Tedford would be paid a maximum of $6.9 million in accordance with the stipulations of the original contract. On Feb. 4, Cal Athletics reported that the maximum of the buyout Read More…
Relationships often take several months to develop. Cal football head coach Sonny Dykes had only two months to build relationships with this year’s recruiting class. Taking over the Cal football team on Dec. 5, Dykes zeroed in on fixing three of the Bears’ most dire concerns: the offensive line, defensive Read More…
FOR: There has been a lot of talk lately about the ethics of recruiting in the news, in particular how coaches ought to interact with recruits. With the continued permeation of social media into the lives of high school recruits, the question needs to be addressed: How much should coaches Read More…
Jared Goff Status: Enrolled High School: Marin Catholic Position: QB Cal has been in a quarterback funk since Aaron Rodgers left Berkeley in 2004. So Sonny Dykes is certainly hoping that newly signed quarterback Jared Goff is the man to lead his high-profile Air Raid offense. Hailing from Kentfield, Calif., Read More…
Editor’s Note: In with the new, out with the old. It seems new Cal football coach Sonny Dykes took that adage in stride when he was putting together his coaching staff. All coaches who worked under Jeff Tedford last year are gone, and nine coaches have come to fill their Read More…
