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Even after a season in which the Bears surrendered the lowest number of passing yards per contest (175.1) and picked off the most passes (21) in the Pac-12, no Cal defensive back was named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award watchlist this summer.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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