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Keenan Allen snubbed from NFL Draft first round on Thursday

The Bears and the Huskies will face off on Nov. 2 at Memorial Stadium. The game will mark the first time that Sarkisian and Lupoi set foot on Cal turf since their departures.
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The Bears and the Huskies will face off on Nov. 2 at Memorial Stadium. The game will mark the first time that Sarkisian and Lupoi set foot on Cal turf since their departures.

When Keenan Allen announced his intention to declare for the NFL Draft on Dec. 5, he had no reason to believe he was  going to fall out of the first round. With CBS Sports ranking Allen as the 13th best prospect — the highest among wide receivers — in the Read More…

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Mychal Kendricks (30) was the second Cal player off the board on Friday, taken by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 46th overall pick. The linebacker was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2011.

Schwartz, Kendricks, Anger among six Bears taken in NFL Draft

Cal punter Bryan Anger didn’t lack confidence heading into the NFL draft. “I think I’m the top guy that’s going to go,” he said of his position amongst the other punters. “I’m pretty much guaranteed to get drafted.” Accordingly, he scheduled a draft viewing party for his friends and family Read More…