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On Dec. 28, 2011, Mustafa “Moose” Jalil registered one tackle against Texas in the Bridgeport Holiday Bowl in Cal football’s final game of the year. The game wrapped up a promising freshman campaign for the defensive tackle, and, as his sophomore campaign approached, Jalil stood out as one of former
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In the heat of the moment he was an easy scapegoat, but it was never Andy Buh’s fault. One does not just lose the entirety of the secondary to injuries and still expect a stingy defense. One cannot guide a mish-mash group of walk-ons and freshmen to competency, no matter
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“The head turn is everything,” Cal football wide receivers coach Rob Likens instructed receiver De’Zhon Grace after running a quick curl route. “You need to sell it.” 3:30 p.m. marked the start of the second day of the Bears’ fall training camp, but Grace and Likens, standing on the goal
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Drake bumped, Bryce Treggs danced, and coaches yelled. Familiar sights and sounds filled the first day of Cal football training camp as the team ran through a series of noncontact drills over a two-and-a-half-hour period Monday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Nobody dressed in full pads, and as a result, the
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A sliver of space, and seconds later, an explosion. A careless turnover in the midfield gave possession to Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, one of the finest players in the world, within just an iota of space to operate. Calmly and confidently, Bale forged forward, dribbling with his preferred left foot.
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“Boyhood” is not a story you’ve heard before, but it’s one you’ve lived. Director and writer Richard Linklater’s film contemplates where life starts and ends, and it asks whether one can ever know if one is at the beginning or the end. Some have called it the best movie of
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The morning routine these days is simple for comedian Demetri Martin: wake up, slip on some sweatpants, crack open the laptop, fire up a Word document, step onto his treadmill desk and wrestle with the intimidating monster of blankness until a joke or two squeezes out. It’s been a refreshing
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For something that was branded as an “Experience,” the pregame scene surrounding the Cal football spring game felt a little lackluster. The band dressed in T-shirts and neglected to march. Two people lounged on Tightwad Hill. The UC Rally Committee was confined to a small, 40-person clump in the student
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Brett Green is an assistant professor at the Haas Business School who, in tandem with Stanford University’s Jeff Zweibel, recently wrote a paper in the controversial field of “hot hand” literature. The “hot hand” is a concept in sports that states a player can become “hot” and temporarily increase his
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Cal men’s basketball head coach Mike Montgomery has decided to retire. At a press conference at Haas Pavilion on Monday afternoon, Montgomery, alongside Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, announced he would be stepping down from his position. “I’ve envisioned this moment for a long time,” Montgomery said. “I wish I could
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