Twenty-two. That’s the number of positions Cal coach Sonny Dykes said are unsettled after the third day of practice. The entire roster is up in the air. And nowhere is the position more up in the air than quarterback. Austin Hinder began the day and immediately threw an interception to 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…
Cal football to be featured on “The Drive” Come September, fans will have an opportunity to get an inside look at Cal football. Cal and Arizona State will be featured on “The Drive,” a new series that will air on Pac-12 networks beginning Sept. 11. “The Drive” is similar to Read More…
Football season is close at last. Cal football released the schedule for training camp on Friday. Practices begin on Monday and will be held every day from Aug. 5 to Aug. 24, and all will be open to the public. Dates and times for each practice are listed below. Fans Read More…
On the bright side, Sonny Dykes and company certainly will have plenty of chances to prove themselves next season. The first USA Today Coaches’ Poll of 2013 was released yesterday, and Cal will have one of the toughest schedules in college football. The Bears face No. 2 Ohio State, No. Read More…
The Daily Cal sports staff looks back at the last year in Cal sports, and its most memorable moments. 1. Jeff Tedford let go following 3-9 season He is the winningest coach in Cal history. His 11-year tenure restored the football program to a level of respectability not seen Read More…
Sonny Dykes has his first quarterback recruit. Luke Rubenzer, a three-star recruit out of Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., committed to Cal on Thursday. The newest Bear is described as a dual threat QB, and many scouts argue that he has more talent than his three-star rating from Rivals.com Read More…
The football program is beginning to feel the changes that new coach Sonny Dykes is implementing. One of the changes is a little odd: All new recruits will be required to spend two years in Berkeley’s dorms. The obvious motive behind this is to address the team’s slumping academics by Read More…
The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate scores for 2011-12 on Tuesday, and though Cal has shown some improvement, there is still more work to be done. Many of Cal’s sports excelled. The men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s gymnastics teams earned perfect multiyear APR scores of 1,000. Those multiyear Read More…
When I go to bed at night, I dream about one thing and one thing only: roses. When Jeff Tedford was the coach of the football team, he would joke that Cal fans wanted to see a Rose Bowl more than a national championship. It’s not a joke. I absolutely Read More…
