Sonny Dykes to be next Cal football head coach
Cal has hired Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Dykes to lead the football team, multiple news sources including ABC News reported Wednesday.
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Tedford gets the axe after worst season at Cal
When the dust had settled on the Cal football team’s worst season of Jeff Tedford’s 11-year tenure, the Bears lost more than nine games — they lost their head coach, too. Tedford, 51, was fired Tuesday morning, three days after Cal’s season-ending defeat at Oregon State. The 62-14 loss, the Read More…
Cal football team surprised, saddened by decision to fire Tedford
When Kendrick Payne was informed of a 10 a.m. meeting on Tuesday, he had no idea what was about to unfold. It was a surprise meeting, but it never occurred to the senior defensive lineman that his coach would be fired — not Tuesday, not this season. “It’s a lot Read More…
Athletics Director holds press conference following firing of head football coach
Directly on the heels of her decision to fire Jeff Tedford, Athletics Director Sandy Barbour addressed the media Tuesday afternoon in Haas Pavilion. In the Haas Club Room, Barbour elaborated on the process leading up to the decision, as well as what Cal will look for in its next head Read More…
Sandy Barbour’s only choice
Sandy Barbour really only had one choice. With her announcement on Tuesday morning that football coach Jeff Tedford would be relieved of his coaching duties, Cal’s athletic director did the only thing she could do. There’s no doubt that Tedford has done incredible things for this university. In just two Read More…
Storify: Jeff Tedford, Cal football coach, gets the axe
Jeff Tedford, head coach of the Cal football team for the last 11 seasons, was fired Tuesday after multiple discussions with Athletics Director Sandy Barbour. View the story “Jeff Tedford gets the axe” on Storify. [View the story "Jeff Tedford gets the axe" on Storify]
Despite losing season, Tedford’s team supported him
Jeff Tedford was relieved of coaching duties Tuesday morning, according to Cal Athletics. However, throughout Tedford’s rocky final season at the helm of the Cal football program, his players remained optimistic and supportive of their head coach. “Coming from my standpoint, I’m behind him,” said freshman wide receiver Chris Harper last Read More…
Bears’ 3-9 campaign of historic proportions
Jeff Tedford’s postgame remarks after the Cal football team’s first game could have summed up the 2012 season. “I’m sorry we didn’t play better and let the fans down,” he said. The season that followed was one for the record books. The Bears failed to score a touchdown in the Read More…
Beavers dam Cal’s hopes for final win
Jeff Tedford might be fired . Cal’s performance against Oregon State Saturday night left no mystery as to why. In a rain-drenched contest highlighted by broken coverages, needless personal foul penalties and inexcusable turnovers, the Bears fell on their collective faces in a 62-14 blowout Saturday night. “I don’t know,” Read More…
No time left but a lot of work to do
With nine minutes remaining in Saturday’s game against Oregon State and Cal down 41 points, the Beavers were lining up to punt on fourth down. But as Oregon State lined up to snap the ball, flags littered the field. Unsportsmanlike conduct on Cal. Taunting on the defense. 15-yard penalty. Automatic Read More…