Evan Weaver, many other Bears make Phil Steele’s preseason lists
Karen Chow/Senior Staff
The current leading tackler at Cal, Weaver needs just 29 more stops to crack the top-10 all-time list for the Bears.
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Weaver was right — consider this team different
Colorado’s quarterback, veteran Steven Montez, had torn apart the Bears’ defense a year earlier to the tune of four touchdowns. But less than a minute of game time after Hicks’ fireworks, Ashtyn Davis did the same — this time for 35 yards — sending Wharton and the sideline into a frenzy.
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Bam, Bam, BAM: Cal football rides early explosion to win over Colorado, 33-21
On a night when redshirt senior Patrick Laird failed to generate any rhythm between the tackles against Wells, Johnson and senior linebacker Rick Gamboa, Cal’s defense answered the call again, while Garbers stepped up when the going got tough.
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This wheel’s on fire: Elijah Hicks continues to keep the spark going
Hicks’ foray onto the defensive side of the ball began with a stint at outside linebacker, but in eighth grade, he got his first taste of cornerback, and it was an immediate fit.
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Cal football cornerback Elijah Hicks brings intensity, linebacker Ben Moos displays growth on day 11 of fall camp
With just a few fall camp practices left, another transition looms for Moos and the rest of the Cal defense — preparing specifically for their matchup with the Tar Heels on Sept. 1.
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Halfway through Cal football’s fall camp: Here’s what you need to know
It didn’t take a group of about a dozen cornerbacks, safeties and linebackers doing the “Cupid Shuffle” in perfect rhythm to show that Cal football’s defense is developing a chemistry that has lent itself to quality play on the field. (Though it was quite the scene.)
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Day 3: Defensive backs, linebackers get it done at Cal football fall camp
This isn’t the Philadelphia 76ers — Cal football head coach Justin Wilcox makes sure to stray from photos of “inspirational” quotes and mottos in his workplace — but there is a process unfolding in Berkeley, and there may be reason to trust it.
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Roll on, you Bears: Cal football gets ball rolling for 2018 with 1st day of fall camp
Moving parts — that’s really what day one of Cal football’s fall camp consisted of. From an experienced offensive line to a promising group of linebackers to a growing list of tight ends, it seemed as though the Bears were thrilled to be back in business.
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Cal, No. 5 USC battle to remain undefeated
Last week’s freshman cornerback duo of Camryn Bynum and Elijah Hicks was electric, looking like an utterly locked unit after some miscommunication in the first quarter. Ole Miss quarterback Shea Patterson seemed to be attempting to pick on Bynum, as most good quarterbacks would do to an inexperienced corner, but Bynum held up against every type of look, and was a huge part of Cal’s defensive shutout in the second half of its win.
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Cal football has only 14 recruits as of National Signing Day
Cal football head coach Justin Wilcox has said being able to lead a football program is a “dream job” and that there was no better place than Cal to do it, but the specifics of his hiring certainly left a lot to be desired. Put in the unenviable position of
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