EUGENE, Ore. — The pregame video that blasts across the jumbotron at Auzten Stadium proclaims it is the arena “where great teams come to die.” If that’s true, then Autzen is also the place where teams like Cal go to get buried six feet under. Saturday night was predicted to be Read More…
Last year against Ohio State, with two spin moves, a broken tackle, 81 yards and a touchdown, Cal running back Brendan Bigelow went from unknown backup to Internet sensation overnight. And for his encore, the junior will look to lead the Cal football team to a program-defining win over the No. 4 Buckeyes when Ohio State visits Memorial Stadium at 4 p.m. Saturday. Read More…
If Cal somehow bucks No. 4 Ohio State in front of a national audience Saturday and avenges last season’s 35-28 loss, chances are it’ll be the product of a steady dose of running back Brendan Bigelow and a stout defensive performance that forces the Buckeyes into committing a multitude of Read More…
Sonny Dykes picked up his first win as Cal’s head coach, but it didn’t come easy. Cal avoided an upset defeat at the hands of Portland State, winning 37-30. Led by freshman quarterback Jared Goff, Cal accounted for 485 passing yards. On the ground, running backs Brendan Bigelow and Khalfani Read More…
On Saturday, Sonny Dykes probably will win his first game as Cal’s head coach. Against FCS opponent Portland State, the Bears’ backfield will most likely run the ball down the Vikings’ throat, and freshman quarterback Jared Goff will have a chance to perform even better than he did against Northwestern Read More…
Lost somewhere between the praise of the record-setting performance by true freshman quarterback Jared Goff and the excitement of the Sonny Dykes era beginning was the disappearance of running back Brendan Bigelow and the rest of Cal’s running game against Northwestern on Saturday night. After an opening drive that saw Read More…
The Cal football team opened the Sonny Dykes against No. 22 Northwestern on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Despite a close game, the Bears fell short to the Wildcats, 44-30.
The second scrimmage of fall camp concluded on Saturday, and the improvement from last week’s game was astounding. For months, Cal fans have heard about coach Sonny Dykes and offensive coordinator Tony Franklin’s fast-paced offenses. On Saturday, it finally showed. The offense moved at a pace that wasn’t quite blistering Read More…
“It’s time. It’s the second day. Expectations are tripled!” Those are the words that defensive backs coach Randy Stewart used to fire up his players as day two of Cal’s training camp got under way. Those words may even have embodied the mentality of the entire Cal roster — even Read More…
It was a beautiful day for football, and the sun was shining down on Memorial Stadium on Monday for the opening of the Bears’ fall training camp. The first thing that stood out was, surprisingly, Cal’s new helmets. Though the familiar Cal script does not yet adorn them, the matte Read More…