Football, Gameday: Saturday, September 17, 2011

No Sleep

Cal defensive line coach Tosh Lupoi has become a recruiting giant and an elite position coach due to his fierce intensity, unlimited energy and relentless drive. And he’s only 30.

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Tosh Lupoi is an imposing presence not just because he is a former defensive lineman but because you know that even in casual conversation, his mind is on football. It’s Monday afternoon: There is no practice today and Cal’s defensive line coach has taken time out of his weekly preparation
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Football, Gameday: Saturday, September 17, 2011

I can see clearly now

Senior defensive lineman Trevor Guyton did not become completely entrenched in football until he was battling in the trenches at Cal.

Trevor Guyton saw the ball. It had been knocked out of the opposing quarterback’s hand. It fell to the ground, then bounced right in his path. The defensive end surged to the ball, snagged it and ran it 18 yards into the end zone for the touchdown. “It was really
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Football, Gameday: Saturday, September 17, 2011

Bears aiming for walk in the park at AT&T

FCS Presbyterian likely won’t have a prayer against an undefeated Cal squad in its home opener in San Francisco.

Leading off Wednesday afternoon’s press conference, one reporter asked how many snaps Cal head coach Jeff Tedford wants backup quarterback Allen Bridgford to get on Saturday against Presbyterian. This wasn’t the first type of question he had received about backups receiving extended playing time. “At any opportunity that we have
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Football, Gameday: Saturday, September 17, 2011

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week 2

NORTH DIVISION No. 1: Stanford (2-0) Saturday afternoon at Raleigh’s, the screens flashed from the Cal-Colorado game to Stanford-Duke highlights and fans in the Telegraph bar cheered. They cheered, because it was only halftime and the Cardinal were only up 17-7 against Duke and Andrew Luck — for the first
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