Auburn vs. California - September 07, 2024

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FinalSep 7

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Teams

Golden Bears logo, Golden Bears 2-0, 1ST 7, 2ND 7, 3RD 0, 4TH 7, TOT 21

Tigers logo, Tigers 1-1, 1ST 7, 2ND 0, 3RD 0, 4TH 7, TOT 14

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7:33[3rd & 2 @ AUB 19] F.Mendoza pass complete. Catch made by N.Hunter for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

11:42T.McGough extra point is good.

11:54[3rd & 10 @ CAL 15] P.Thorne pass complete. Catch made by K.Lambert-Smith for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

What's Buzzing

SportsCenter

A 47-year-old father of three playing college football 🤯 Justin Buzzard joins SportsCenter to share his journey of chasing his dream 🙌

Rookie Watch

The Oregon Ducks are QUIETLY on track to take over the title of QBU from Oklahoma. Over the last few seasons, the Ducks HAVE produced and are GOING to produce: • Marcus Mariota (Commanders QB2) • Justin Herbert (Chargers QB1) • Tyler Shough (Saints QB1) • Bo Nix (Broncos

Trace Travers

Notable piece of Mass that I liked from Beefs: OCs need to run stuff that's working into the ground. The last time Cal played UCLA, they ran the same run play (Y-motion into an inside zone, I think it's a wind, I could be wrong) over and over and over again.

Tony Kransinski

Mass is live -- UCLA Prep. https://t.co/DZkQgA8UCr

Cal Football

Inside Cal Football: The Silver Report 🎙️ Saturday is shaping up for a great atmosphere as we open the season against UCLA. #GoBears

Cal Football

Come out to the Memorial Glade on Saturday at 7:00 AM for the live ACC Huddle show featuring @RonRivera80 🏈🍿 #GoBears

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Cal Counting on Transfer Adam Mohammed To Boost Run GameThe story behind Adam Mohammed’s transfer from Washington to Cal last January remains something of a mystery. “Wanted a fresh, new start,” was about the extent

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Fox Sports' Joel Klatt Takes Weird Shot at Auburn Tigers, Sparks Fan BacklashAnalyst Joel Klatt made a weird claim about Auburn football's historic significance earlier this week.

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Byrum Brown, Auburn Football ‘Can’t Wait’ for Saturday Matchup With BaylorAfter months upon months of preparation, the Auburn Tigers are finally ready to head to Atlanta for the opening game of their 2026 football season, a matchup wi

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One Major Reason Auburn and Baylor Are Not All That Different in 2026The Auburn Tigers are set to square off with the Baylor Bears this Saturday in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and though many believe it to be a matchup betwe

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Why Christopher Vizzina Wouldn't Change His Journey to Clemson Starting QB JobIn January 2023, Clemson quarterback Christopher Vizzina was a mid-year enrollee practicing with the team, learning behind new starter Cade Klubnik. Fast forwa

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Cal's Projected Depth Chart for Opener Against UCLACal did not release a depth chart for its opener on Saturday night against UCLA, so we made an educated guess as to how the depth chart will look. The offensive

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What Will Auburn’s Running Back Depth Look Like Against Baylor?Alex Golesh has been clear since his very first press conference as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers–the Tigers, under him, will be running the ball. A lot.

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What Will Auburn’s Offensive Line Look Like In Baylor Matchup?The Auburn Tigers have rebuilt many of their rooms after the mass exodus that followed Hugh Freeze’s firing back in November, but the unit that has been the sub

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Picks for Every Week 1 Game 🔮Predicting Oregon-Boise St., Notre Dame-Wisconsin, more 📲

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Cal vs. UCLA at Memorial Stadium Restores the Joe Roth Memorial GameThe Joe Roth Memorial Game, held every year at Cal from 1977 through 2023, makes its return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday night when the Bears open their seas

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SEC Not Budging on RulePresident of conference's executive committee makes stance clear on NFL players returning to college (ESPN)

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Just 6,000 Tickets Remain for Cal Opener vs. UCLAA week after USC and Stanford reported uninspiring crowd counts for their season-opening games at home, Cal is expecting to do much better on Saturday against U

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Ex-Cal Players' NFL Moves, Including Ashtyn Davis' Return to 49ersA number of former Cal players who were released or waived from NFL rosters on Sunday have made alternative moves. Most joined practice squads for the teams tha

CFB's Next Superstar QB? 📈

Why you need to know Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

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CFB Quarterback Rankings 📊Stacking up the nation's top 20 QBs before Week 1 📲

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Cal QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele: A Cautionary TaleAre the expectations for Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe unreasonable? All the evidence suggests he will take the next step to stardom as a sophomore this season.

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How a Mock Game Week Has Auburn Well-Prepared For Week 1A new head coach and his program means putting an emphasis on procedures for the rest of the weeks to come. So, Auburn head coach Alex Golesh used a mock game w

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UCLA Coach Bob Chesney Lavishes Praise on Cal QB Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleNew UCLA head coach Bob Chesney on Monday gave his first press conference about facing Cal in both teams' opener in Berkeley on Saturday night, and, as you woul

Auburn Hype Video ‼️

Former Auburn Defensive Standout Placed on Season-Ending IR Ahead of First NFL SeasonFormer Auburn Tigers defensive standout and current Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Keyron Crawford will have to wait another year before making his NFL regular-s

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Auburn’s Alex Golesh Previews Baylor Matchup: ‘A Unique Challenge’The time has finally come for the Auburn Tigers to truly get set for their first game of the season, a week one matchup with the Baylor Bears. The two teams fac

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ACC Analyst Rates Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele No. 1 Returning QB in FBSMax Browne says he spent 200 to 300 hours this summer evaluating the top returning quarterbacks in college football. The best of them plays at Cal, he said. “Th

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Auburn Hosts Inaugural Victory Day In First Year Under HC Alex Golesh In his first year on the Plains, new Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh is starting new traditions that he will carry on throughout his regime. The latest ad

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Four Auburn Position Groups To Look Out For In Week 1 Against BaylorWith the Auburn Tigers’ season opener against the Baylor Bears in the Aflac Kickoff Game less than a week away, depth charts finalized and there are still quest

Who's Winning the Heisman? 🏆

Favorite, non-QB and long-shot picks for coveted CFB award

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Is The National Media Sleeping on the Auburn Tigers?With the college football season officially upon us, sports media has been releasing their predictions for the upcoming 2026 season. Preseason watchlists, recor

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Jacob De Jesus, Brent Austin, Ashtyn Davis Among Ex-Cal Players Released in NFL CutdownA number of former Cal players made it all the way to the final cutdown day on Sunday. A few borderline ex-Golden Bears made their teams' rosters, but none of t

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Countdown to Kickoff: How Does Auburn’s Byrum Brown Compare To Baylor’s DJ Lagway?The Auburn Tigers are now just six days away from kickoff of their first game of the season, a Week 1 matchup with the Baylor Bears. Both teams are relying on f

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Former Auburn Tiger Quarterbacks Open Up Week 0 With WinsWhile the Auburn Tigers don’t start the 2026 college football season until next Saturday against Baylor, many teams began their season in week zero yesterday. W

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Cal, UCLA Will See Similarities & Differences When They CollideThe Athletic this week pegged one team from each of the Power 4 conferences that will greatly exceed expectations, emerging as “bandwagon” teams that fans can g

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How Cal's 2026 Opponents Fared on SaturdayCal will not play its first 2026 football game until this coming Saturday, when it hosts UCLA in a night game, but four teams that the Golden Bears will face th

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One Week From Kickoff: Which Game is the Most Important For Auburn in 2026? The goal for the Auburn Tigers in 2026 is quite simple: improve and set a foundation for the future. To do that, though, the Tigers will need to improve on th

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Auburn WR Commit Goes Off In High School Matchup The Auburn Tigers are stretched a bit thin as it relates to wide receiver talent in 2026, but Alex Golesh has already gone to work in the recruiting ranks, lan

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Why This Analyst Believes Auburn Will Beat Baylor In Week 1The Auburn Tigers are desperately looking to improve after a long string of disappointing seasons, and in Alex Golesh’s first season as the head coach of the pr

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Cal's Logo-Patch Deal, Reportedly Worth $16 million, Continues the Cal-Alumni Affiliation with FootballCal's logo-patch deal with Dialpad, which, according to On3NIL, is worth $16 million over five years, continues the trend of Cal alumni being key figures in the

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Ron Rivera Envisions Big Things for Cal Football - 'Winning is all that Matters'The Cal football season opens one week from today and all eyes will be on two pivotal figures: Coach Tosh Lupoi in his debut season and Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele

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Auburn Quarterback NIL Deal Revealed To Be Near Top Of The CountrySince the legalization of NIL in 2021, it has completely taken over the landscape of college football. The transfer portal has begun to look like the profession

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Recent History Suggests Cal Football Could Exceed Expectations in 2026Cal was picked to finish 12th in the ACC in the preseason media poll, but if we have learned anything from the past two seasons, it’s that teams can far exceed

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Judge Puts SEC's New Eligibility Rule on HoldTexas judge pauses rule that bars players from returning from pros (AP)

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Why Auburn RB Bryson Washington is Taking a Business-Like Approach Playing Former Team in Week 1Last season, when the Auburn Tigers faced Baylor in Waco, Texas, running back Bryson Washington led the Bears in rushing. Now, in his first game with Auburn, af

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Auburn Tigers Grade Highly Among Latest List Ranking College AthleticsUSA Today released the results of its Sports Readers’ Choice Awards, that allows readers to vote on categories ranking college sports programs in numerous diffe

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🚨ACC Bans Pro AthletesConference follows lead of Big Ten, SEC and Big 12. Full statement here 📲

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Auburn Quarterback Ranked Outside Top 5 In Another SEC Ranking After every quarterback competition that was taking place in the SEC wrapped up yesterday with multiple starters named, Brad Crawford of CBS Sports ranked ever

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Josh Pate Predicts Auburn To Barely Improve in 2026: ‘Brighter Days Ahead’It seems as if the only goal for the Auburn Tigers, at least in 2026, is to dig themselves out of the hole their prior coaches have dug them into. The team has

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Which Auburn Tigers Were Named on ESPN’s Top 100 Players List? The Auburn Tigers have a highly talented roster for their upcoming season under first-year Auburn head coach Alex Golesh, but there have been some concerns abo

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Why Auburn Ranks 36th In FBS, According to The AthleticThe Auburn Tigers are working desperately to right the ship after several straight seasons of disappointment under head coaches Bryan Harsin and Hugh Freeze, an

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Legendary Auburn Tight End C.J. Uzomah Retires After Long NFL CareerA legendary Auburn Tiger appears to have some time on Lake Martin in his future, as on Monday, C.J. Uzomah officially announced his retirement from football aft

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Ron Rivera `Not a Fan' of Players Returning From the NFL to College While awaiting direction from the ACC, Cal football athletic director and general manager Ron Rivera made it clear Wednesday where he stands on the issue of pla

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Analyst Ranks Byrum Brown Insultingly Low In SEC Quarterback Rankings After the abject failures of the Auburn Tigers’ past few quarterbacks, most notably Payton Thorne and Jackson Arnold, new head coach Alex Golesh is choosing to

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Legendary Auburn Quarterback Named Honorary Captain For Aflac Kickoff GameThe Auburn Tigers are set to take on the Baylor Bears in just under two weeks in the 2026 Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta on September 5. Yesterday, both teams we

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Tarp Coming Off at Cal's Stadium to Accommodate Larger CrowdThe tarp is coming off, which is a bigger deal than it may seem.. Taking the tarp off at Cal's Memorial Stadium to accommodate greater ticket demand for the Bea

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LSU Didn't Vote on Penalties 😬School 'abstained' from voting on punishments for teams that sign NFL players (ESPN)

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Cal's Confusing Bowl Possibilities for 2026If you thought Cal’s bowl destination was difficult to predict the past two years, that’s nothing for what awaits in 2026. Despite being members of the ACC the

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SEC to Ban Pro AthletesConference follows Big Ten blocking NFL players and adds on NBA, WNBA. Penalties here 📲

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Auburn DL Issues Warning to Critics, Opponents: ‘Watch the Tape After the Season’The Auburn Tigers have consistently boasted some of the best defensive linemen in the country year after year, from players like Derrick Brown and Montravius Ad

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Auburn RB Placed On Prestigious Award Watchlist Amidst Health ConcernsThe Auburn Tigers are set up to be quite strong on the ground this year, and Baylor transfer running back Bryson Washington is an instrumental part of that. Th

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Who Is The Best Player on Every Team Cal Will Face This Season?For Cal fans, the most interesting reveal from The Athletic’s list of the top 100 players in college football may not be that Bears quarterback Jaron-Keawe Saga

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ACC Wants to Ban NFL PlayersConference considering rule change ahead of Wednesday's AD meeting (The Athletic)

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh Narrowing Down 2026 Receiver RotationWith the Auburn Tigers taking on Baylor in just under two weeks, head coach Alex Golesh spoke to the media about what people can expect the full wide receiver r

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Auburn QB Byrum Brown is Taking a Coach's Approach to His 2026 SeasonNot only do the Auburn Tigers have competition on the football field for contested starting roles, but head coach Alex Golesh is competing with one of his playe

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh Teases Special Role for New Transfer ReceiverThe Auburn Tigers made a surprise move last week when they added Tray Taylor, a 5-foot-6 graduate transfer receiver who formerly played at Troy, to their roster

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Hot Takes That Could Define Season 🌶️Calling our shots on the SEC's playoff fate, the natty winner, more 📲

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Auburn Head Coach Alex Golesh Prepares For Familiar Opponent With New StaffThe Auburn Tigers takes on the Baylor Bears in Atlanta during Week 1 of the 2026 college football season for the second straight year, but the changes to the si

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How Have Tosh Lupoi's Predecessors Fared in Their Debut Games?Tosh Lupoi is Cal’s 14th head football coach since Pappy Waldorf arrived in 1947 and, aided at least partly by an influx of newcomers hardened by World War II,

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Why Auburn’s Newest Wide Receiver May Not Play for Tigers in 2026Just when many thought the Auburn Tigers’ 2026 transfer portal saga had come to a close, Alex Golesh and company added wide receiver Tray Taylor to their roster

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What It Would Take for Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele to Win the HeismanOccasionally Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele’s name will come up in discussions about 2026 Heisman Trophy contenders, but the Cal quarterback is far from a favorite. F

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Why Auburn’s RB Room Is Among The Best in the Country, According to This AnalystThe Auburn Tigers’ offensive identity for 2026 has not exactly been a secret throughout fall camp, as from his very first press conference as an Auburn Tiger, A

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Former Auburn Wide Receiver Coaches High School Team To First Win In Over 100 GamesFormer Auburn Tiger wide receiver Sammie Coates led the Columbia High School Eagles to their first win in over a decade, breaking the school’s 101-game losing s

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Auburn Hosts Alumni Day To Bring Together Past And Present Tigers Before Season Opener Auburn’s football program hosted Alumni Day on Saturday to bring back former Tigers from the 1950s through 2020s to remember their times on the Plains and reco

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Why ESPN Classified Auburn Football As ‘On the Come Up’ Ahead of 2026 SeasonFor the Auburn Tigers, this year may stand as proof that it’s not about how many times you get knocked down; it’s how many times you can keep getting back up. A

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Rating Which Ex-Cal Players Will Make NFL Rosters in 2026Former Cal standout linebacker Jackson Sirmon has never made an opening-day NFL roster, and he wasn't expected to do so this season either. Until Saturday. He p

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CBS Sports Projects Auburn Football to Make This Bowl Game in 2026The Auburn Tigers have been on one of the worst stretches in program history since 2020, as the team has not turned in a winning season since before COVID-19’s

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Why This Cal Football Team Has A Different Vibe, a Fresh FeelValentino Daltoso is the personification of how much college football has changed in a decade. Daltoso holds the distinction of being the only starter in former

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Pro Football Focus Details Auburn Football’s Biggest Question Ahead of 2026 SeasonThe Auburn Tigers are, as of today, exactly two weeks away from their season opener against Baylor, but there are still several question marks surrounding the t

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Cal Reportedly in the Running for a Conference Defensive Player of the YearLast week Cal coach Tosh Lupoi left open the possibility that he might go after a player who was granted a fifth year of eligibility and entered the transfer po

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Two Auburn Commits Impress in Opening Week of High School FootballWith the 2026 season looming close for the Auburn Tigers, it can be easy to forget that Alex Golesh’s recruiting classes in 2027 and 2028 stand among the best i

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Auburn LB Xavier Atkins Continues to Pile On Honors Ahead of 2026 SeasonIt seems as if every day comes with a new award or honor for the Auburn Tigers’ top linebacker, Xavier Atkins, and Friday was no exception, as it was announced

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Collin Morikawa Climbs the Leaderboard at the BMW ChampionshipCollin Morikawa takes momentum headed into the weekend at the BMW Championships, second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. The 29-year Cal graduate fired a 5-under

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Cal's Tosh Lupoi Begging for a Sellout in the Opener -- He Might Get it. New Cal head coach Tosh Lupoi is begging for a sellout for the Bears’ September 5 season opener against UCLA. And he might get it. Cal officials are expecting

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Alex Golesh Teases Incredible Versatility From This Surprising Auburn LinebackerThe Auburn Tigers are, undoubtedly, stacked when it comes to the linebacker position. Of course, Xavier Atkins receives the lion’s share of the praise–which is

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Four Tigers Named In Senior Bowl’s List Of Top NFL Draft ProspectsThe Panini Senior Bowl released its annual “Top 300” list, showcasing the best professional prospects that are eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft before the 2026 c

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Alex Golesh Teases Key Transfer RB to Make Fall Camp ComebackThere have been quite a lot of questions surrounding new Auburn Tigers running back Bryson Washington over the past few months, as after missing much of spring

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The Question Alex Golesh Has For Standout Reciever Keshaun SingletonRedshirt junior wide receiver Keshaun Singleton has had a strong showing in his first two seasons of college football. It led to his transfer to the Auburn Tige

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SEC Season Preview 📝Who wins CFB's deepest conference? Predictions and top storylines 📲

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Auburn QB Byrum Brown Placed On Watchlists For Best Passers In The CountryWhile Auburn Tigers linebacker Xavier Atkins has been racking up the preseason watchlist recognitions over the past two weeks, quarterback Byrum Brown has been

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Auburn Linebacker Likely Out For Season Following Collarbone SurgeryAuburn football runs deep in the Faulk family, who recently sent their eldest son, Keldric, to the NFL after a dominant few seasons with the Tigers. However, t

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What Cal's Offense Will Look Like Under Offensive Coordinator Jordan SomervilleTwo things seem evident regarding Cal's 2026 offense: ---The Bears have considrable skill-position talent in quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, wide receiver

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Auburn Tigers get Surprise to Help Prepare for New Season Under Alex GoleshNew Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh is immersing himself in the Auburn culture, and he wants his team to do the same.

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Three Quarterbacks Duel for Cal's QB2 AssignmentIt was just one year ago this week that Cal named freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele its starting quarterback. Until the games began, it was unclear JKS would em

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Cal One of 10 Schools to Have Two Wide Receivers on Biletnikoff Watch ListIan Strong and Chase Hendricks, two wide receivers who arrived at Cal this past offseason as transfers, are among the 45 college players who were named to the 2

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh Details the Most Important Aspect of College Football in This EraA group of underclassmen and transfers has the Auburn Tigers looking to make noise in the SEC next season. However, head coach Alex Golesh brings up an importan

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Why Auburn Football Is The AP Poll’s Most Overrated Team In CFP EraThe Auburn Tigers, frankly, have been a shadow of their former selves over the past few seasons, but a recent stat may finally encapsulate the immense disappoin

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Cal Lands Two Receivers On Biletnikoff Award Watch List - California Golden Bears AthleticsTransfer Pass-Catchers Recognized As College Football's Best

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How The Auburn Family Keeps Showing Up For Tigers Amidst Disappointing Run The Auburn Tigers have not exactly been a strong football program over the past few seasons, but that does not mean that their fans, the aptly named ‘Auburn Fa

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How New Eligibility Rules Affect Cal Football in 2026The new rules regarding college eligibility affect three things about Cal football: ---More Cal freshmen will play this season. ---Star Cal players have an addi

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How High Can Keenan Allen Climb on NFL's Career Receptions List?Keenan Allen’s long run as an NFL wide receiver will continue after all. The 34-year-old former Cal star signed a one-year free-agent contract this week with th

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Auburn 'Freeze Four' Wide Receiver Working Out With Cornerbacks in Recent PracticeFall camp brings position changes into the fray, and the Auburn Tigers could be seeing one happen due to what the media was able to see during Tuesday’s practic

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Auburn RB Nykahi Davenport Hits Ground Running With Previous Experience in Alex Golesh's OffenseWith Auburn having a new offensive scheme under head coach Alex Golesh, it means it’s been a process to implement the new system. Fortunately, the running backs

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ACC Preview & Predictions 🔮Best players, top storylines, more 📲

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Auburn Lands Receiver in Late Transfer Portal AdditionThe Auburn Tigers certainly made a run in the transfer portal back when Alex Golesh was hired, but few expected him to still be making additions to his roster t

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JKS Shows Leadership Growth as Cal Hits Dog Days of Fall CampCal held its first live scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday and no one was more excited about it than quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele. “I thought the scrimm

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Cal Gets Votes in the Preseason AP Football PollCal got one voting point in the coaches poll released two weeks ago, but the Bears did one better in the Associated Press preseason college football media poll.

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See Where Auburn Football Stacks Up In Preseason AP PollAuburn football is expected to grow under head coach Alex Golesh in his first season, but the Tigers will have work to do if they want an eventual ranking in th

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🚨 First CFB AP Poll of SeasonOhio State No. 1 in preseason rankings. See where your team stands 📲

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AP Top 25 Preseason Poll PredictionsHow the rankings could shake out ahead of season openers 📲

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Nohl Williams, Jackson Sirmon Lead Ex-Cal Players in NFL Preseason GamesNohl Williams and Jackson Sirmon were the former Cal players who had the most success in NFL preseason games on Friday and Saturday. Rookies Brent “Paco” Austin

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Xavier Atkins Earns Watchlist Spot for Prestigious Award Though Cody Sigler has possessed–and earned–much of the attention surrounding the Auburn Tigers’ defense over the past couple of days, Xavier Atkins’ prowess i

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Why Auburn HC Alex Golesh is Telling His Team To 'Humble Yourself' While everybody counts down the days until college football, Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh wants his team to stack them. Auburn’s scrimmage this weekend

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Cowboys Rookie's Bold Quote 😤Camden Brown confident after 2-TD performance 📸

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Game Time, TV Station Announced for Auburn Football’s Home OpenerThe Auburn Tigers now have an official time to square off against Southern Mississippi next month, as on September 12, the Tigers’ matchup with the Golden Eagle

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Analyzing What Would Constitute a Successful Season for Cal's DefenseCal’s 2026 defense is a mystery, a mix of potential with limited proven production. Guessing how the Bears’ defense will perform in 2026 is a risky venture. Det

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Inside Cal Football: Growth Mindset - California Golden Bears AthleticsLupoi Explains His Approach To Coaching, Life

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Tristan Ti’a Jumps to Top Of Auburn QB2 Race: ‘Monumental Steps’The Auburn Tigers are planning to rely on Byrum Brown as their signal-caller for 2026, but there have been some questions as to what the Tigers’ offense will lo

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Alex Golesh Not Pleased With Auburn After Friday Scrimmage: ‘We didn’t look like a veteran team’On Friday, the Auburn Tigers held an 11-on-11 scrimmage that was just about all-out, with a few exceptions thrown the way of Byrum Brown and a few other Tigers

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Auburn Football Coach on Tigers’ Offensive Line: ‘We’re close’ It did not take long for the dreaded Hugh Freeze words to be spoken in Alex Golesh’s new regime over the Auburn Tigers, though this time, it may actually be fo

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Hezekiah Masses the Best of 4 Ex-Cal Defensive Backs in NFL Preseason GamesRaiders rookie cornerback Hezekiah Masses, who played at Cal last season, probably had the best performance of the four former Golden Bears who played in NFL pr

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Auburn Co-OC Kodi Burns Talks Importance of Playing Tiger Defense, DJ Durkin in Fall CampOne of the biggest questions surrounding the new offense of the Auburn Tigers is quite simple: how will the team adjust to playing an SEC schedule? After all, m

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Auburn Continues Top-Tier Offseason Work With Surprising StrategyThe Auburn Tigers, now under former USF head coach Alex Golesh, have been working this offseason tirelessly in an effort to prevent the program’s sixth straight

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War Blogle - The 2026 Auburn Football Team Picture is Perfection. Alabama’s is not.description

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What Would Be Considered a Successful Season for Cal’s Offense? Cal seems to have sufficient talent at quarterback (Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele), receiver (Ian Strong, Chase Hendricks, Dorian Thomas, Mazon Mini) and running bac

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Who Will Be Auburn’s RB2 This Year? Analyzing Auburn’s Running Back RoomThe Auburn Tigers have been abundantly clear about their offensive philosophy in 2026, and it boils down to one pretty simple sentence: run the (you know this o

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Byrum Brown Falls Surprisingly Low in Josh Pate’s SEC Quarterback RankingsThe Auburn Tigers’ 2026 offensive hopes, in large part, will hinge on their new quarterback, Byrum Brown, a senior USF transfer who was the only quarterback in

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Auburn Offense Explodes For Long Score & More on Day 7 of Fall CampThere were many exciting moments, and also some interesting trends we noticed on Wednesday morning.

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Does Cal's 1920 Wonder Team Belong in Among the 20 Greatest?The Sporting News published an intriguing story this week that ranks the 20 greatest college football teams in history. It’s a good list, with all 20 entries ha

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Cal Brings Back Retro Unis 🫡Joe Roth threads return for Week 1. See latest version here 📲

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Auburn Running Backs Coach Plans on Using 'The Whole Room' in 2026New Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh will look to re-establish the run game during his time on the Plains. Running backs coach Larry Porter will set that pl

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Why Champ Anthony is Raving About New Safeties Coach Tim BanksAuburn’s defense last season was enough to keep the Tigers in games. In 2026, with a new coaching staff led by Alex Golesh, added more experience with a former

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Why Tim Banks Believes Auburn's Safety Room Has Plenty of Depth Entering 2026The Auburn Tigers will look to continue their success at the secondary in 2026. First-year co-defensive coordinator of the program, Tim Banks, tends to agree.

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Why Auburn Co-DC Tim Banks Believes This Key Player Is ‘A True Leader’ The Auburn Tigers have boasted some of the best defenses in the country over the past few years, but one key player has been notably absent from much of the Ti

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Naming the Top 'Villains' of Cal FootballESPN recently named the biggest archenemy for every Power Four conference football team, and the pick for Cal was obvious: Mack Brown. Golden Bear fans' disdain

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Why This Coach is ‘Not Enamored’ With Auburn’s Byrum Brown The Auburn Tigers have been receiving quite a bit of hype since Alex Golesh took over on the Plains at the end of last season, but no Tiger has gotten quite as

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New Auburn Tiger Graded As Best Defensive Player in the Country By PFFThe Auburn Tigers are notably relying on quite a few transfers for their offense this year, with only one starter from last year returning to a starting role in

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Mike Pawlawski: Fernando Mendoza Needs Time to Develop as NFL QuarterbackCal graduate Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft this year, is scheduled to make his Las Vegas Raiders debut on Thursday in a preseason game vs. t

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Auburn Co-OC Kodi Burns Issues Challenge to Top Tiger Receiver: ‘Be a Guy’The Auburn Tigers are, admittedly, quite devoid of star power at the receiver position, especially compared to last season, but new Tigers co-offensive coordina

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Cal's Eight Possible Breakout Football Players for 2026Nearly every year, a Cal player breaks out from anonymity to become a prominent player. We take a look at Cal’s possible breakout players in 2026? Last year Cal

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Why Auburn WR Jeremiah Koger Isn't Worried About Jump to SEC FootballIn his freshman season at USF, wideout Jeremiah Koger turned plenty of heads in the Sunshine State. Now, he looks to do the same at Auburn. The 6-foot-3, 213-p

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Cal to Host Weekend Tripleheader Featuring Bears and De La Salle FootballThe weekend of September 25-26 will feature a major college and high school presentation of Bay Area football at Cal’s Memorial Stadium. The Cal football team,

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Auburn Co-OC Kodi Burns Talks Tigers’ Biggest Question Ahead of 2026Alex Golesh, the latest head coach of the Auburn Tigers, has quite a few questions surrounding his program ahead of his inaugural season on the Plains, though p

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There is Promise But Mystery at Cal's Inside Linebacker PositionsInside linebacker has been a headliner position on the Cal defense for most of the past decade, featuring the likes of Evan Weaver, Jackson Sirmon, and Teddye B

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Cal May Have the Best Wide Receiver Duo in the ACCCal wide receivers Ian Strong and Chase Hendricks each has his own Wikipedia page, which is a measure of fame. But it was in the 2025 opener between Ohio and Ru

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Top Auburn QB Target Commits, First of 2028 Class The Auburn Tigers absolutely dominated in the class of 2027 recruiting rankings, but there has been some concern as to how Alex Golesh will follow up his inaug

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Cal Set to Unleash a 2-or 3-Headed Monster at Tight EndA dozen years ago, during the Sonny Dykes coaching era, the tight end position briefly disappeared altogether from the Cal offense. Four wideouts on the field w

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Sophomore Auburn Running Back Receiving Plenty of Buzz Heading Into 2026Listening to Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh this spring and summer, there’s an emphasis on running the football ahead of the 2026 season. While starter Je

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Why Cal Will Have a Better Running Game in 2026Cal’s running game will be significantly better in 2026 than it was in 2025. At least that’s the thesis here. The Bears had better be improved in that departme

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Alex Golesh Reveals Why SEC Officials Are Present at Auburn Fall Camp PracticesReal SEC officiating crews have been at Auburn's first two practices of fall camp.

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Why This Auburn Freshman Continues to Turn Heads During Fall CampAt the beginning of December 2025, DeShawn Spencer was a Duke commit. More than eight months later, he’s one of the most promising freshmen on Auburn’s roster f

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Xavier Atkins Talks Auburn’s Hotel Strategy for Fall Camp: ‘No Distractions’Hugh Freeze may have been playing golf at the Robert Trent Jones Trail in Opelika this time last year, but this year’s Auburn Tigers are at the same resort for

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Auburn’s Xavier Atkins Tacks on Yet Another Preseason AwardIt is no secret to anyone surrounding the Auburn Tigers that Xavier Atkins has separated himself as one of the best defenders in the country, but few expected A