In all likelihood, the Cal football team is going to get smacked around Saturday night at Autzen. Given how explosive Oregon’s offense has looked through the first third of the season and how much Cal’s defense has looked like it spends pregame pounding massive amounts of benzos, it would be Read More…
On Saturday, Helfrich’s offense will face off against Cal in both teams’ Pac-12 opener. It’s safe to assume the Bears will fail to slow down the Ducks. In a matchup between an unstoppable force and a movable object, the unstoppable force almost always wins. Read More…
Chris Harper Three touchdown catches, 21 receptions, 324 yards and a yards-per-catch average of 15.4; versus one touchdown catch, 28 receptions, 317 yards and a yards-per-catch average of 11.3. When it comes to Chris Harper vs. Bryce Treggs, the numbers don’t lie. Harper averages a touchdown per game; Treggs averages Read More…
Down 24-7 against Ohio State, with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter, Cal momentarily found itself back in the game after a 42-yard touchdown pass from Jared Goff to Chris Harper. Here is how it all transpired: The Bears come out in the shotgun, with Brendan Bigelow Read More…
1. Oregon On Saturday, Oregon threw for 471 yards and ran for another 216 yards — otherwise known as a typical day in Eugene. The Ducks ran wild and shellacked Tennessee 59-14. The No. 2 ranked Ducks will host Cal and its 122nd ranked defense to kick-off the Pac-12 season, Read More…
In putting up 34 points on No. 4 Ohio State, Cal head coach Sonny Dykes’ offense continued to live up to its reputation. Unfortunately for the Bears, so did Cal’s defense. The Cal football team had no answer for the Buckeye offense Saturday at Memorial Stadium, surrendering 608 yards of Read More…
Last year, the Cal football team gave Ohio State a near-heart attack as it pulled near an upset. Unfortunately, the Bears blew it in the dying minutes, losing the game to the Buckeyes, 35-28. Can Cal buck Ohio State this time at Berkeley? And Gameday, after a hiatus in the Read More…
The alarm clock blares at 5 a.m. But the alarm isn’t necessary, because falling asleep is difficult for sophomore wide receiver James Grisom, so today he’s lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, waiting for the ringing to kick off the start of his 21-hour day. It’s March of 2012. Read More…
As Barbour and the rest of the Cal administration hunted for a new head coach last winter, a commitment to academic excellence in potential candidates became just as crucial as a vision for athletic success. Enter Sonny Dykes. Dykes, the head coach at Louisiana Tech, impressed Barbour with his commitment to academics. Read More…
On Sept. 15, 2012, Spencer Hagan came within a centimeter of losing his right leg. Playing No. 3 Ohio State in a nationally televised game, the redshirt junior was thrust into duty due to a plethora of injuries to Cal’s tight end corps. And for a former walk-on who had Read More…