There are few coaches in college football who are more familiar with Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense than Cal’s Sonny Dykes. And with the Bears set to square off against Washington State at Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m., most would expect Dykes — who coached with Leach during Read More…
On Sunday afternoon, Sonny Dykes drew a line in the sand. In making the decision to dismiss junior defensive end Chris McCain from the team, Dykes provided a clear illustration that he is going to do everything in his power to ensure the 2013 Cal football team in no way Read More…
Cal defensive end Chris McCain was removed from the football team for “conduct detrimental to the team,” Cal Athletics announced on Sunday evening. Read More…
Barring a catastrophic meltdown, the Sonny Dykes era will notch its first victory in Berkeley on Saturday, when the Cal football team plays host to Portland State. But then again, seven FBS schools — including Oregon State — had such meltdowns last Saturday in losing to FCS schools. “It can Read More…
What a way to start the Sonny Dykes era. On the opening drive of the 2013 campaign, the Bears found themselves in a 4th-and-4 in the red zone, lining up for a 34-yard field goal after stretching No. 22 Northwestern’s defense on a lengthy drive down the field. After the 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…
In all the talk about the new offensive system, don’t lose sight of the defensive overhaul that is nearly as substantial. This year, defensive coordinator Andy Buh is switching Cal from a 3-4 to 4-3 system. The big change will lie with Chris McCain and Brennan Scarlett. The juniors will Read More…
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…
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…
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…