Cal football training camp: Aug. 6 recap

Running back Brendan Bigelow catches a pass and makes a cut on his injured knee during the second day of fall camp.
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Running back Brendan Bigelow catches a pass and makes a cut on his injured knee during the second day of fall camp.

“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…

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…

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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…

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A tale of two coaches

For much of Saturday’s 59-17 loss to Oregon, the Bears held their own. But their performance raises more questions than answers. “We could have won that game,” linebacker Chris McCain said. How does the same team that went toe-to-toe with the best offensive team in the country for 32 minutes Read More…

The Cal football team hosts No. 2 Oregon in its home finale.

Live Blog: Cal football vs. Oregon

It’s the last hurrah for football beat writers Connor Byrne, Jonathan Kuperberg and Michael Rosen. Assistant sports editor Seung Y. Lee joins them in the press box for play-by-play, analysis and snark during Cal’s final home game of the 2012 season against No. 2 Oregon. Linebacker Chris McCain and the Cal Read More…

Sophomore linebacker Chris McCain wants to be a businessman after his playing career is over. Not a fan of the corporate America life, McCain says he may open a restaurant and for sure will own a couple of gyms.

Fired up, ready to go: Chris McCain channels his emotions

A self-proclaimed problem child, Chris McCain has grown up to become a leader at Cal

Moments before Cal ran onto the field at The Horseshoe to challenge No. 12 Ohio State, Christian Cornelius McCain addressed his team in the locker room. With the fervor of an army commander heading into battle, he promised his teammates that he would fight for them and put his body Read More…

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With no bowl, Cal playing for pride against Oregon

Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. bout at Memorial Stadium pits a team playing for a national championship against a team playing for pride. The Cal football team cannot make a bowl game, yet the losers of three straight are brimming with confidence as No. 2 Oregon comes to town. The least amount Read More…

Whiteside dismissed from squad

According to a press release issued on Thursday, sophomore linebacker Cecil Whiteside has been dismissed from the Cal football team. The release stated Whiteside violated team rules, warranting the dismissal. Head coach Jeff Tedford did not specify which rule he violated. As a freshman, Whiteside started three games for the Read More…

The Cal footbal team has concluded its first full week of fall practice on Saturday. The Bears will hold training camp sessions at both AT&T Park and Candlestick Park.

Fall camp notebook: one week in the books

A front-runner for the No. 2 running back slot emerges and defensive newcomers impress

Joyous cheers erupted at the end of Cal’s Saturday morning workout. A later afternoon practice in shells was cancelled, giving the players — with Sunday already off — a free rest of the weekend. “Great work, great work today,” Jeff Tedford said of the session, which concluded the team’s first Read More…