Wake Forest vs. California - November 09, 2024

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Golden Bears logo, Golden Bears 5-4, 1ST 10, 2ND 19, 3RD 7, 4TH 10, TOT 46

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Demon Deacons logo, Demon Deacons 4-5, 1ST 7, 2ND 7, 3RD 7, 4TH 15, TOT 36

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9:54D.Morris extra point is good.

10:03R.Coe kicks 60 yards from CAL 35 to the WF 5. D.Claiborne returns the kickoff. D.Claiborne FUMBLES, forced by H.Barth. Fumble RECOVERED by CAL-M.Williams at WF 16. TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the fumble and the play was upheld.

10:07[4th & Goal @ WAKE 11] D.Morris 29 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-D.Bird, Holder-L.Wilson.

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At Season's Halfway Point, How Does Cal Compare to a Year Ago?What matters now is how Cal fares over the final six games of its regular-season schedule. The Bears squared their season ledger at 3-3 and improved to 2-1 in A

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Cal's Top Recruit Charles Davis Re-Commits to CalFour-star wide receiver Charles Davis, the most highly rated prospect in Cal’s 2027 recruiting class, is back as a solid commitment to Cal and coach Tosh Lupoi

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Cal Will Play a Morning Game at SMU on October 24Cal football fans will have to get up early to watch the Bears play nationally ranked SMU on television on Saturday, October 24. The ACC announced on Monday tha

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Cal a Big Underdog Against Nationally Ranked Wake ForestFor the second week in a row Cal is an underdog by more than a touchdown at home.  Last week, the Bears were 10-point underdogs against Virginia Tech in Berkele

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Explaining the Surprisingly Effective Performance by Cal QB Jackson Brousseau Jackson Brousseau’s postgame comments answered a lot of questions. Brousseau’s outstanding performance in his first Cal start in the Bears’ 25-20 upset of Virgi

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Cal Walk-On Carson Perry-Smith Finds His Moment(s) in the SunJackson Brousseau never saw Carson Perry-Smith catch his 3-yard touchdown pass with 4:06 left in the fourth quarter of Cal’s 25-20 victory over Virginia Tech. H

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Shocking CFB Top 25 Shakeup 🔢Texas falls 6 spots after suffering upset loss. Tap for new projections after Week 6 📲

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CFP Title Race Is Wide Open 🏆After 6 weeks, there's still no clear No. 1 favorite. Multiple teams still have question marks 📲

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Week 6 Winners & Losers 📊🐻 UCLA is a playoff contender 🦓 Controversy in UGA win? 📲 Takeaways from chaotic slate

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Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Upset Virginia TechCal upset Virginia Tech 25-20 before a crowd of 40,171 on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley.. Cal scored the winning touchdown with 18 seconds left, then prevented

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Recap: Deacs Overcome Slow 1st Half to Rout NC State 38-14Wake scores 31 unanswered to beat NC State 38-14

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Cal vs. Virginia Tech Thread: Banged-Up Bears Take on Potent Hokies SquadCal sets out to halt a two-game losing streak this afternoon against a once-beaten Virginia Tech squad. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium and the game w

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Cal Saturday Injury Update: QB Sagapolutele, S Lopa Will Dress, Game-Time Decision If They PlayIt's coming right down to the wire as to whether Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and safety Kingston Lopa will play in Saturday afternoon's game agains

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Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-1) vs NC State Wolfpack (3-2)Everything you need to know for today’s game

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Friday Updated Cal Injury Report: RB Mohammed Downgraded, Sagapolutele Still UncertainFriday night's updated injury report for Cal indicated some positive news as far its receiving corps, some bad news for its running backs group, and continued u

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Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Host Virginia TechCal faces Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon in Berkeley. The preview: CAL (2-3, 1-1 ACC) vs. VIRGINIA TECH (4-1, 1-1 ACC) SITE: California Memorial Stadium, B

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Updated Cal Injury Report: Two Key Bears Players Out for SaturdayCal's updated injury report was posted Thursday night, and it revealed that two key players -- No. 2 running back Carter Vargas and defensive lineman Nate Burre

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Cal Hopes ‘New’ Offense Cures Bears’ Fourth-Quarter BluesThe fourth quarter has been the bane of Cal’s offense this season, although a bit of optimism was provided last week when Pat McCann took over play-calling duti

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5 Questions For a Virginia Tech Beat WriterWe talked this week with Damien Sordelett, who covers Virginia Tech for the Roanoke Times and answered our 5 Questions about Cal's next opponent. Tech arrives a

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Cal Injury Report: Key Bears Players Remain Questionable for SaturdayCal's initial injury report for Saturday's game against Virginia Tech suggested Cal will have to hold its breath regarding whether several key players will be a

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This Week in the ACC: Finding the No. 2 Team Still a Long HaulWhile No. 4 Miami appears light years above of the pack atop the ACC standings, it’s a surprising reality entering Week 6 of the season that there are still 13

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CFB Week 6 Predictions 🔮Picking winners of every game as season hits halfway mark 📲

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Pat McCann Takes Over as Cal's Offensive Play-CallerCal head coach Tosh Lupoi made the unusual, but not unprecedented, decision to change offensive play-callers in the middle of Saturday’s game against UNLV. And,

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Cal GM Ron Rivera on Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Injury vs. UNLV: It Was `Avoidable'Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is among 10 Cal starters dealing with injuries — one of four in concussion protocol — coach Tosh Lupoi reported Tuesday. Ca

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Cal Player Grades for UNLV Game: Quarterbacks Rank HighThe 31 points Cal put up in its 39-31 loss to UNLV represented the Bears’ highest scoring output of the season against an FBS team, so it’s probably no surprise

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Cal TE Taimane Purcell Named ACC Rookie of the WeekCal true freshman tight end Taimane Purcell was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday based on his performance in the Bears’ 39-31 loss to UNLV on Saturday

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ACC Sets Kickoff Time for Wake Forest at Cal on Oct. 17Cal will play under the lights for the third time this season when it hosts red-hot Wake Forest on Oct. 17 at Memorial Stadium, the ACC announced Monday. Kickof

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Results, Predictions for Cal’s 2026 Football OpponentsCal (2-3) has its own problems to worry about without thinking about its remaining opponents, but how those foes fared this past weekend does not make the Bears

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Point Spread for Cal-Virginia Tech Game Has Changed Since Sunday MorningCal has been an underdog in every one of its four games against FBS opponents this season, but in each case the Bears' opponent was favored by fewer than four p

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Are There Reasons for Cal Fans to Feel Hope After UNLV Defeat?After its 39-31 loss at UNLV on Saturday, Cal is 2-3, the loser of two in a row and set to take on seven consecutive ACC opponents, six of whom are projected as

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Why Did Cal's Offense Come Alive Under Backup QB Jackson Brousseau?Let's begin with the premise that Cal (2-3) is in no way a better team offensively with Jackson Brousseau rather than Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele as its quarterbac

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🚨 Week 5 AP Top 25 Poll😬 Gators drop 8 spots 📈 Bama just outside top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

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Massive Shakeup in CFB Top 25 List 🔢Florida and Mississippi State were both humbled after lopsided losses. Tap for new Top 5 📲

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CFB Week 5 Winners & Losers 📊🐐 Jeremiah enters GOAT convo? 🔻 Kamario's Heisman odds tank 📲 Full recap after Saturday

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Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Lose to UNLV; Sagapolutele InjuredCal rallied from a 24-7 halftime deficit to take the lead, but ultimately the Bears lost to UNLV 39-31 on Saturday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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Week 5 CFB Playoff Predictions 👀Gators became the latest contender to learn how difficult life can be on the road in the SEC

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Cal-UNLV Thread: Bears Hoping to Rediscover Their Offense vs. RebelsCal closes out its non-conference schedule this afternoon at UNLV in its first road meeting vs. the Rebels. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m. The forecast calls for 92 deg

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Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-1) vs Stanford Cardinal (2-2)Everything you need to know for today’s game

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Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Travel to UNLV Saturday Cal plays its final nonconference game of the season when it faces UNLV in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. The preview: CAL (2-2, 1-1 ACC) vs. UNLV (2-2, 1-0

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It's Too Early to Overreact to Cal's Poor PerformanceIt’s a fan’s prerogative to overreact to one or two football games, claiming the sky is falling or bragging the sky’s the limit. College football is a rare spor

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Colleges Paid Athletes $1.77BFirst year of revenue sharing resulted in massive payouts (The Athletic)

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UNLV Beat Writer Answers Five Questions About Rebels FootballEach week we ask someone who covers Cal’s next football opponent to answer five questions about that opponent.  Cal (2-2) plays a road game against UNLV (2-2)

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This Week in the ACC: How the Schedule Points Miami to the ACC TitleWe’re not even to the halfway point of the season and it feels like No. 4 Miami is on the doorstep of separation in the ACC race. They can’t come close to clinc

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CFP Nearing 24-Team FieldLeadership says they 'are definitely going to' expand if TV deal lines up (Yahoo)

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Marshawn Reveals Wild Stat 🤯Seahawks helped Beast Mode put a game's worth of hits into perspective

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Week 5 CFB Picks 🔮Breaking down the slate of games with potential major surprises on the horizon ➡️

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Tosh Lupoi Dissects Cal's Problems, One Issue at a TimeCal football’s typical Tuesday media gathering this season has involved not only coach Tosh Lupoi taking questions from reporters, but also sessions with the tw

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Tosh Lupoi Willing to Change Coaches' Roles to Fix Cal OffenseTosh Lupoi knows the Cal’s offense has been lousy, and he suggested Tuesday he may be making changes to some of the offensive coaches’ roles to try to fix it. A

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No. 1 JUCO Prospect Reportedly Flips Commitment from Cal to GeorgiaCornerback Alius Mayo, the No. 1-rated junior college prospect in the country, has flipped his commitment from Cal to Georgia, according to Hayes Fawcett of Riv

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Cal Bowl Projections: It Doesn't Look Good at the MomentLast week, five of the eight college football experts we cited projected that Cal would wind up in a bowl game this season. This week, following the Bears’ 24-1

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Cal Football Player Grades Following Loss to ClemsonPro Football Focus' metrics, which grade every player on every play, tend to confirm what we already suspected. And that was the case for PFF's Cal grades follo

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What is The Path From a 2-2 Start to the Season Cal Wants?Cal still has eight games left on its football schedule, exactly two-third of its regular-season slate. The Bears play Saturday afternoon at UNLV in their final

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Early CFP Projections ↕️Gators were rewarded for their marquee win over Ole Miss in AP's Top 25

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Clemson Tigers' PFF Grades and Snap Counts From Their Week 4 Road Win Over CalHere's a look at how the Clemson Tigers graded out, along with their snap counts, during their Week 4 road win over the California Golden Bears..

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How Cal's Opponents Fared This Week: All of Bears' Remaining Foes WonAll eight of Cal’s remaining 2026 opponents won their games this weekend, and that includes Stanford, which upset Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest, which stunned N

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Cal Opens as a Slight Favorite Against UNLVFor the first time this season it appears Cal will be favored against an FBS opponent. Cal opened as a 1.5-point favorite against UNLV, which will host the Gold

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🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll📈 Florida jumps to top 10 😬 Michigan unranked again 📲 Tap for full standings

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New Top 5 in CFB Rankings 👀The top 2 teams from last week flip while Mississippi State SURGES. Full breakdown 📲

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CFB Week 4 Winners & Losers 📊😏 Karma for Michigan? 💺 Burning hot seats for coaches 📲Full breakdown of wild slate

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New CFB Playoff Predictions 👀Ole Miss is the focal point in back-to-back weeks. Full breakdown 📲

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Can Cal Fix Its Problems on Offense?Cal’s problem is obvious. The solution isn’t. As surprising as the effectiveness Cal’s defense has been, the ineffectiveness of the Bears’ offense has been more

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Everything Important Dabo Swinney Said After Clemson's Win Against CalClemson went into Berkeley, California and stomped the Golden Bears, 24-10. Here's everything important HC Dabo Swinney said after the road victory.

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Four Weeks In, Cal Rebuild Not Yet Ready For Prime TimeCal honored its 1991 team during Friday night’s game against Clemson at Memorial Stadium. Those Golden Bears — with Mike Pawlawski, Russell White. Brian Treggs,

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Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-1) vs #16 Louisville Cardinals (2-1)Everything you need to know for today’s game

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3 Instant Takeaways From Clemson's Standout Win Over CalClemson football took care of business on Friday night, defeating Cal 24-10 to remain perfect in ACC play.  The Tigers outscored the Golden Bears 24-3 after the

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Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Lose to ClemsonCal lost to Clemson 24-10 before a crowd of 41,778 Friday night in Berkeley. Cal running back Adam Mohammed left the game with a knee injury with 12:31 left in

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How Clemson Football Survived West Coast Trip, Beat Cal in ACC PlayA primetime Friday night game that ended at 2:00 p.m. had everything in the cards, from flea-flicker interceptions to punt return touchdowns. Fortunately, the C

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Cal-Clemson Thread: Bears Seek 2-0 Start in ACC PlayCal tries to stay perfect in ACC play and stay perfect against Clemson when the Tigers visit Memorial Stadium tonigiht. The Bears (2-1, 1-0 ACC) have not starte

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Cal Coaches Eager to Watch Alma Mater De La Salle at Memorial StadiumCal plays Clemson on tonight at Memorial Stadium, but at least two of the Bears' coaches will be back in the facility less than 24 hours later to take in a high

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Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Host Clemson Friday NightCal hosts Clemson in a nationally televised game Friday night, and the Bears will attempt to go to 2-0 in the conference for the first time since 2015. The prev

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This Week in the ACC: When Was the Last Time Cal Started 2-0 in Conference?Ten ACC football teams enter this weekend with unblemished conference records, although three of them will play their first league game on Saturday. There are f

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Clemson's Quarterback Update Heading Into Friday's Matchup With Cal Clemson football looks to garner more ACC momentum out west with the Cal Golden Bears waiting on Friday night, but a position group remains the most important f

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Clemson Writer Answers Our 5 Questions About the TigersWe spoke this week with Jackson Castellano, Clemson beat writer for the Charleston Post and Courier, who answered our questions about Cal's Friday night opponen

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Cal Injury Report: Two Key Bears Unlikely to Play Against ClemsonCal and Clemson released their initial injury reports on Wednesday for Friday night's game in Berkeley, and there were two significant Golden Bears players on t

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Cal' Swinney Vs. Clemson's SwinneyClemson coach Dabo Swinney joked twice this week that perhaps he has a long-lost cousin on Cal’s roster heading into Friday night's Cal-Clemson matchup in Berke

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Learning on the Fly: Cal's Tosh Lupoi to Face Clemson's Legendary Dabo SwinneyCal’s Tosh Lupoi will work his fourth game as a college football head coach on Friday night at Memorial Stadium. On the other sideline for the 7:30 p.m. kickoff

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Cal Bowl Projections: Experts Uncertain If Bears Will Be in a BowlCal is 2-1 heading into Friday night's home game against Clemson (2-1), but college football experts are still unsure whether the Golden Bears are a bowl team.

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Once-Mighty Clemson Appears Vulnerable as it it Prepares to Visit CalWhen Clemson made its first and most recent visit to the Bay Area eight years ago, the Tigers were in the midst of an almost unprecedented run of elite success.

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Has Cal QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Reached Peak Efficiency Just in Time?Minutes after Saturday's 49-7 victory over Wagner, Cal head coach Tosh Lupoi characterized Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele's performance as "closer to the standard of

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Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Earns Manning Award Star of the WeekCal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele was one of eight quarterbacks throughout the country who earned  Manning Award Star of the Week recognition on Monday f

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Cal Begins the Week as a Slight Underdog Against ClemsonCal has been a slight underdog in all three of its games against FBS opponents this season, and that includes the Bears’ upcoming home game against Clemson on F

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How Cal's 2026 Opponents Fared This Week: NC State's Colossal BlunderThree of Cal’s remaining nine opponents won their games this week, and that includes Clemson, which faces Cal in Berkeley on Friday night, won with a new quarte

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🚨 Week 3 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

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Grading Cal at the Quarter Turn of the ScheduleAfter Saturday’s 49-7 victory over Wagner College, Cal coach Tosh Lupoi was deconstructing the start to the Bears’ year so far: A 2-1 record, 1-0 in the ACC, ac

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Week 3 Winners & Losers 📊📡 Many teams off national radar 😈 Revenge game for the ages 📈 SEC QBs putting up numbers

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Early CFB Bracket Predictions 👀Louisville should now be viewed as the No. 1 contender to Miami in the ACC 📲

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Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Crush WagnerCal defeated Wagner 49-7 before a crowd of 35,586 on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley. Wagner is an FCS program. Cal had 626 yards of total offense, well short of

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Cal vs. Wagner Thread: Bears Expected to Dominate FCS FoeCal will chase its 18th win without a defeat since 2005 against FCS opponents when it takes on Wagner College today at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m.

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Assessing If It's Wise for Cal to Play an FCS Team Like WagnerCal will play an FCS team when it hosts Wagner on Saturday, and there’s nothing unusual about that. In only two of the past 17 seasons has Cal not faced an FCS

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Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-0) vs #5 Miami Hurricanes (2-0)Everything you need to know for today’s game

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Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Host WagnerCal seeks its second straight victory when it hosts FCS-level Wagner on Saturday afternoon. Cal is a heavy favorite. The preview: CAL (1-1, 1-0 ACC) vs. WAGNER

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Wagner Play-by-Play Man Answers 5 Questions About Cal's Next FoeEach week we ask someone who covers Cal's next opponent to answer five questions about that opponent. On Saturday, Cal (1-1) hosts Wagner, an FCS school that i

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Cal Defense Gets More Aggressive -- and It WorksDuring last Saturday’s telecast of the Cal-Syracuse game, the TV broadcasters said Cal defensive coordinator Michael Hutchings had told them he might have been

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Wagner Coach on Facing Cal: `Hopefully, We Can Compete'Tom Masella has been coaching college football since 1982, when he began his career as an assistant at Wagner College, his alma mater. He has worked at 10 diffe

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This Week in the ACC: How Many Incompletions Will Darian Mensah Throw?Things get interesting this week in the ACC, where currently Cal sits alongside three top-25 teams atop the conference standings at 1-0. No. 5 Miami visits Wake

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Miami Added to Cal's 2027 ACC Football ScheduleCal’s ACC football opponents for the 2027 season were announced Wednesday, and at first glance it seems considering more challenging than the Bears’ 2026 confer

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Cal Reportedly Ranks in the Middle of ACC Teams in Player Payment AllotmentWhen it comes to the amount of money allotted to football players, Cal’s budget ranks about in the middle of Power 4 conference schools. At least that is accord

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Cal's Tristan Jernigan Proud of His Tupelo Connection to ElvisAsk Cal linebacker Tristan Jernigan to identify the most famous person to come from his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, and the answer comes without hesitation

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Cal Coach Tosh Lupoi on Wagner's 87-3 Defeat: `It's Irrelevant'Wagner’s lopsided 87-3 defeat to James Madison will play no part in Cal’s preparation to face the visiting Seahawks on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. “I’ve been

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Cal Safety Kingston Lopa Picks Up National Honors The day after being named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week, Cal safety Kingston Lopa picked two national weekly awards on Tuesday. The redshirt sophomore was

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Cal Bowl Projections: Some Experts Have Bears in a Bowl, Some Don'tCal is just two games into its 12-game schedule heading into Saturday’s home game against Wagner (1-2), so bowl projections at this point are little more than g

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Grades for Cal’s Kingston Lopa, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Stand OutCal’s Kingston Lopa ranks among the nation’s top safeties after two games, and Bears quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele had a better performance in the 21-18

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How Much Benefit Will Cal Get From Facing FCS-Level Wagner?What’s should Cal fans expect from the Bears’ apparent mismatch Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium against Wagner College, an FCS opponent coming off an 87-

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Cal's Kingston Lopa Gets ACC Weekly AwardCal safety Kingston Lopa essentially won the game for Cal in the Bears' opener against Syracuse on Saturday, and as a result he was named ACC defensive back of

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This Weekend's Results Involving Cal's 2026 Football Opponents UCLA (2-0) – Beat Cal 45-24 on September 5 Saturday result: UCLA 28, San Diego State 10 UCLA won its home opener before a crowd of 31,976 at the Rose Bowl to st

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🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📳 Tap for full standings

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🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📲 Tap for full standings

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Three Takeaways From Cal's 21-18 Victory at SyracuseA former two-time NFL coach of the year, Ron Rivera understood the moment. So in a jubilant Cal locker room on Saturday, the Bears’ football athletic director a

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CFB Week 2 Winners & Losers 📊🦆 Oregon suffers major stunner 🤘 Texas' biggest comeback since 2007 📲 The chaos is officially back

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Kingston Lopa Saves the Day for CalIt’s not often that a defensive player comes up with all the key plays in a game, but that’s what Cal safety Kingston Lopa did in Cal’s 21-18 victory over Syrac

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Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Beat SyracuseCal beat Syracuse 21-18 in both teams’ ACC opener on Saturday afternoon in Syracuse, New York. The summary: CAL 21, SYRACUSE 18 RECORDS: CAL (1-1, 1-0 ACC),  SY

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Cal Defense Hoping to Overwhelm Foes With Sheer NumbersKeeping track of which Cal players on the field when Syracuse has the ball in today's game may be a challkenge. Last week against UCLA, 23 Cal players played at

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Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (1-0)Everything you need to know for today’s game

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Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Open ACC Play at SyracuseCal opens ACC play at Syracuse on Saturday afternoon. The game preview: CAL (0-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. SYRACUSE (1-0, 0-0 ACC) SITE: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.

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Tosh Lupoi & Cal Coordinators on Debut Performances: Not Good EnoughBesides nearly three dozen players new to the Cal football program, the Bears took the field last week against UCLA with a first-time head coach and first-time

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5 Questions For Syracuse Orange Beat WriterIn advance of Cal's ACC opener at Syracuse on Saturday afternoon, we spoke with Orange beat writer Javon Edmonds of the Syracuse Post-Standard. Here are the fiv

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Cal Injury Report: One Key Player Doubtful, but Several Players BackCal listed its first injury report heading into Saturday’s ACC opener at Syracuse and it was mostly good news for the Golden Bears. Meanwhile, Syracuse listed s

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Why a 1-1 Cal Record Would Be Much Different From an 0-2 StartOne game into the 2026 season and Cal has already reached a critical juncture. No, a loss to Syracuse on Saturday would not render the rest of the season meanin

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This Week in the ACC: Cal Plays 1st Road Game, 1st ACC GameCal’s visit to Syracuse on Saturday is the only ACC matchup among 14 games this week involving two conference teams. A win over the Orange would elevate the Bea

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Week 2 CFB Picks 🔮Predicting winner of Ohio State-Texas and every game this weekend 📲

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Syracuse QB Steve Angeli A Difference-Maker For Cal's First ACC FoeCal will see a dramatically different Syracuse team than the one that lost its final eight games of last season. Perhaps more than any other factor, quarterback

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Cal's Player Grades: Safety Kingston Lopa, DB Daniel Harris Top the ListIf you watched Cal’s 45-24 loss to UCLA on Saturday or studied the statistics from that game, you might conclude that running back Adam Mohammed was the best pl

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Cal's Approach After UCLA Defeat: `So What, What Now?'Cal coach Tosh Lupoi and his assistants were talking about execution and consistency three days after their season-opening 45-24 loss to UCLA. No one was worrie

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Syracuse Coach Fran Brown Compliments Cal Quarterback and Head CoachAll college football coaches are complimentary toward  their upcoming opponent, and Syracuse coach head coach Fran Brown was no different in his Monday press co

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Week 2 AP Poll Revealed 📊Indiana takes Oregon's spot in top 5 while Michigan falls out. Tap for full rankings 📲

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😬 Michigan unranked 📉 Oregon out of Top 5 📳 Tap for full rankings

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Week 2 CFB Coaches Poll 📊Biggest risers and fallers from latest rankings 📲

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Report Card Grades for CFB's Top QBs 🧑‍🏫Assessing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele's performance in Week 1 ➡️

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Running Back Adam Mohammed Writes Some History in Cal DebutIt turns out running back Adam Mohammed’s performance for Cal against UCLA was better than we realized, at least historically speaking. In fact, it was the most

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How Cal's 2026 Football Opponents Fared This WeekNine of Cal's 2026 football opponents were in action over the weekend, and seven of them won their games. UCLA -- Played Cal on September 5 Saturday result: UCL

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Five Takeaways From Cal's Opening Loss to UCLAThe final score was grim. But as the capacity crowd of 54,283 fans at Memorial Stadium saw on Saturday night, Cal’s 45-24 season-opening loss to UCLA was a mix

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The Big Question: How Would Tosh Lupoi Respond to Cal's LossIn the 30 minutes between the end of Cal’s 45-24 loss to UCLA and Tosh Lupoi’s postgame meeting with the media a question lingered: How would Lupoi react? There

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Top 25 CFB Rankings Predictions 🔮Where everyone could sit after Week 1 games