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Fall 2012 Sports Awards
Best Male Athlete: Keenan Allen While Cal football continued to be Cal football in 2012, Keenan Allen continued to be Keenan Allen. Not even shoddy quarterback plays and a porous offensive line could hold back the junior wide receiver. Despite drawing double coverage on almost every play that he was Read More…
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…
Cal at season’s dead end against Oregon State
Don’t tell the Cal football team it did not make the postseason. “This is our bowl game, really,” said linebacker Chris McCain of Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. bout with No. 15 Oregon State. “Oregon was our first bowl game, this is our next bowl game. We got a bowl game, we Read More…
Players welcome new coach Dykes with open arms
Safety Avery Sebastian sure seemed happy to see the two-week coaching search finally come to a close following Sonny Dykes’ introductory press conference on Thursday afternoon. “It was a long 16 days,” Sebastian said. “It was a very antsy wait. All the players would huddle around ESPN.com looking around.” Sebastian, Read More…
Bears fumble away season in loss to Huskies
Four turnovers assure Cal of second losing season in three years
No one wanted the football Friday night at Memorial Stadium. In a game that featured eight turnovers and few moments of coherent football, the Bears fumbled their chance for a postseason in a 21-13 loss to Washington. “Shoutout to Washington,” said Cal linebacker Chris McCain. “They came into our house Read More…
Tearing down the ivory tower
During Friday’s postgame press conference, inside the plush auditorium in the stadium he helped get rebuilt, Jeff Tedford had delusions of grandeur. “The state of the program is fine,” Tedford said, following Cal’s 21-13 loss that dropped the Bears to 3-7 and ensured their second losing season in three years. Read More…
Allen’s injury to pay the price for Cal
When it rains, it pours. “Keenan won’t play against Washington,” said head coach Jeff Tedford. “We’ll continue to evaluate him on a weekly basis.” After suffering one of the worst losses of Tedford’s career last Saturday against Utah and virtually eliminating itself from bowl contention, the Cal football team added Read More…
The Tosh effect: Where the 2012 recruiting class is now
When Tosh Lupoi left Cal, he also left the 2012 recruiting class in a lurch. Here's a look at how some of the recruits handled the transition.
Shaq Thompson, Washington nickelback The No. 1 safety in the country, Shaq Thompson was all set to follow in his older brother Syd’Quan’s footsteps and anchor the Cal secondary for four years. That all changed when Tosh Lupoi bolted from Berkeley to Seattle, the morning after he was at Thompson’s house. Read More…