“Our goal right now is the Rose Bowl. That’s what we’re shooting for. That’s what we’re working for every day. That’s what we’re trying to do, and that’s all we can expect right now.” — Cal quarterback Jared Goff to ESPN on Aug. 22. True to Goff’s word, Cal played Read More…
PASADENA, Calif. — On a first down in his own territory and up 17-0 early in the second quarter, UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley dropped back to pass, poised in a perfect pocket. Bruins wide receiver Damien Thigpen broke free of Michael Lowe’s man coverage and streaked down the field uncovered. Read More…
The last time Cal head coach Sonny Dykes visited the Rose Bowl was in 2009. There, he watched U2 perform the most successful leg of the 360° tour. “It was pretty awesome,” he said. “Hopefully, this trip is as fun as the last one.” On Saturday, Dykes gets another chance Read More…
In Tuesday’s weekly press conference, head coach Sonny Dykes noted that despite his team’s poor play and 1-4 record this year, he has begun to see signs of life — signs that have led him to believe things are at least headed in the right direction. And for his sake Read More…
Sonny Dykes is only five games into his inaugural season, and his defense has surrendered 225 points. To this point, it has captured the attention and drawn the ire of Cal fans. But instead of focusing on that, let’s focus on the team’s passing game and, more importantly, appreciate it, Read More…
On Saturday at Memorial Stadium, the Cal football team’s clash against the Cougars lived up to its billing as a battle of two Pac-12 bottom dwellers. In a game littered with turnovers and penalties, Washington State (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12) topped the Bears (1-4, 0-2 Pac-12), 44-22, despite quarterback Jared Goff’s Read More…
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…
A loss to the Cougars obviously means a couple of things: It’s a loss to a Pac-12 North rival and guarantees the Bears will toil at the bottom of the conference for another week. Beyond a minor setback, however, the loss carries much more significance. Read More…
Prior to Cal’s first conference matchup with No. 2 Oregon, offensive coordinator Tony Franklin offered up a prayer to the rain gods. “We hope it pours — we hope it has sheets of rain, monsoons of rain,” he said Thursday. “We think it helps our offense tremendously.” As Sonny Dykes Read More…
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…