Please, not this again: Cal football’s offense must pull its weight this season
The flow of the game was eerily similar to last season — the Bears rode the tail of their stifling defense, while the offense looked completely clueless.
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Cal overcomes shaky start, beats UC Davis 27-13 in season opener
Although the 27-13 final score doesn’t show it, the first quarter of the Bears’ home opener followed the same exact script that nearly all of Cal’s 2018 did.
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Fall camp day 10: Cal football puts focus back on fundamentals
Offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin spent time simulating offensive plays with defenders, having his receivers work on their timing by running routes in slow motion.
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Cal football closes fall camp, turns to season opener
The running game was sparked by sophomore Christopher Brown Jr., who had a pair of touchdowns during the scrimmage’s goal line drills. Brown would peak later that day, though, breaking loose on an outside run for nearly 70 yards from inside the offense’s own 5-yard line.
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Fall camp day 12: It’s not how you start — it’s how you finish
The special teams unit, which typically works by itself on Maxwell Family Field, got more reps on the main field as the team organized full punt, field goal and field goal block scenarios before breaking into 11-on-11.
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Fall camp day 6: Cal football coaches talk offensive scheme, fast pace of 2019 camp
Quarterbacks Chase Garbers and Devon Modster showed promise in the run-pass option game on Thursday, finding their outlet when necessary and keeping the ball to themselves on several plays. Tailback Christpoher Brown Jr. continues to earn his reps with the first group, while Marcel Dancy offers a change-of-pace look.
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Fall camp day 5: Hard count, role players, Slip ‘N Slide highlight action-packed day for Cal football
Unlike the first few practices, day five was sped up because of the addition of shoulder pads, with periods focused on third-down and red-zone execution, key components of the team’s agenda.
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Running backs, linebackers shine brightest for Cal football in Spring Game
The tools the team will have in the uphill climb to improve on last year’s 7-6 record have become clearer, but knowing whether or not they have what it takes is still a while away.
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Cheez-It Bowl Shuffle
The news was of a coaching staff restructuring that was farcical in its attempt to change everything possible about the Bears offense … outside of changing a single one of the faces and names involved.
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Cal football wide receiver announces departure from program
The Bears’ leading receiver in yards-per-game from the 2018 season, Kanawai Noa, recently announced via Instagram that he intends to leave UC Berkeley upon graduation and will play his final season of football eligibility elsewhere as he pursues a master’s degree.
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