California vs. Syracuse - November 16, 2024

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

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

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

4-star OT Quinston Howard from the Sunshine State eyes Syracuse football visitSyracuse football offered a scholarship to Sunshine State product Quinston Howard, a 2028 four-star offensive tackle, in January 2025. It was his first power co

Syracuse Orange in the NFL Week 4 recap: The touchdown king returnsThe Syracuse football team earned a much-needed win on Saturday. On Sunday, several former Syracuse players followed that up with impressive performances of the

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

ACC Week 5 takeaways: The craziness continuesDuring the first weekend of October, the ACC finally started to make a move away from the non-conference part of the schedule and take a deep dive into the conf

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

🚨 Week 5 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 Gators drop 8 spots 📈 Bama just outside top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

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

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

Syracuse football standing out to 4-star DL from Florida, nation's No. 10 prospect in his classIn late May 2025, Syracuse football offered a scholarship to 2029 four-star defensive lineman/edge rusher Kymani Nicholas. That represented the first offer for

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

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

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.

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

Syracuse football nearly collapses, but new starting QB Amari Odom saves the day - and seasonFor the third straight season, Syracuse football and non-conference foe UConn played a game that was decided by one score or less. And for the third consecutive

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

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

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

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

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)

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

ACC Football October 1 Power Rankings: Miami at the top and then a big messThe college football season is a month old, making this a good time to do a full check in with the ACC power rankings. Our preseason power rankings were nothing

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

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

Syracuse Football 2026 Opponent Preview: UConn HuskiesThe bye week (potentially) came at a good time for the Syracuse Orange football team. The Orange had more than a few things to clean up after back-to-back losse

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

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

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

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

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

Syracuse football at UConn: How to watch, odds, all-time series, QB1, depth chart & Calvin RussellSyracuse football, fresh off a bye week, is back to business as the Orange heads to UConn in a non-conference battle on Saturday afternoon. The 'Cuse (1-2 overa

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

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

Syracuse Orange in the NFL Week 3 recap: Busy week, as one former Orange makes his first career catchIt’s been a slow start to the NFL season for former Syracuse players, but that all changed in Week 3. Nearly a dozen of our favorite Orange players got on the f

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

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..

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

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Florida jumps to top 10 😬 Michigan unranked again 📲 Tap for full standings

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

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

ACC Week 4 takeaways: Does anybody want to challenge Miami?Once again, it’s hard to emphasize how not boring ACC football is. As much flak as the conference takes, it’s nothing if not entertaining and unpredictable. Wee

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

Syracuse in top 10 of 4-star LB, top-85 national prospect Judah Blair; keep eye out for SU visitFour-star linebacker/edge rusher Judah Blair, a sophomore All-American who is off to a fast start as a junior for his high school in the Cincinnati area, has dr

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

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

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

Cal Takes Fumble to the House 6️⃣

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SCOOPED IT 🤑 @kamar_mothudi takes it to the endzone for six to get the Bears on the board. 📺 @espn #GoBears

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

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

3 Things Syracuse needs to fix during the bye week other than penaltiesFran Brown no doubt has a few things on his mind during the Syracuse Orange football team’s bye week, at least we hope he does. Needless to say, Brown is mullin

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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

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

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

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

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

Week 4 CFB Predictions 🔮Picks for every game in STACKED weekend 📲

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

Syracuse Orange in the NFL Week 2 recap: Big day for Andre Szmyt, Franklin and Cisco square off in defensive battleJust as the Syracuse football team has gotten off to a slow start this season, the former Orange players in the NFL have also been a little sluggish in opening

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

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

🚨 Week 3 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

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

ACC Week 3 takeaways: The league isn't boring, but is anyone but Louisville good?Say what you will about the ACC, but it definitely wasn’t a boring weekend for the conference. There was a lot going on, good, bad, and ugly. In case you missed

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

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

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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Syracuse football's estimated roster budget of $17M-$22M among lowest in power conferencesSyracuse football has an estimated roster budget of $17 million to $22 million, which is among the lowest for power-conference teams, according to a report. The

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.

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

Syracuse QB room: Steve Angeli shouldn't be written off, and Amari Odom should get a shot at UConnAt the ACC Kickoff event this past July in Charlotte, N.C., Syracuse football head coach Fran Brown was asked by a reporter what his biggest lessons learned wer

Week 3 CFB Picks 🔮Predicting LSU-Ole Miss and every game this week 📲

Syracuse football isn't DART, and that's the worst part of 1-2 startThe frustration is palpable for the Syracuse football team and its fan base. In the span of six days, Fran Brown's team suffered two losses to ACC foes Cal and

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

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

Miller Gets Orange on the Board 🍊

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.@ahmad_millerr finds the edge and finds the end zone! 💨 📺 ESPN x @CuseFootball

Syracuse Ready for Pitt 🍊

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Another one for the books. 🗓️ TOMORROW 🆚 Pitt ⌚️ 7:30pm 📍Acrisure Stadium 📺 @espn

Malik Knight Out vs. Syracuse

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Sources: Pitt will be without star starting WR Malik Knight against Syracuse tonight. Knight had been listed as questionable, as he suffered an apparent shoulder injury against UCF last week.

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

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

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

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

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

Despite taking big hits, Syracuse QB Steve Angeli is good to go; Calvin Russell eyes early October debutDespite taking some big hits in the early parts of the 2026 season, Syracuse football fifth-year quarterback Steve Angeli says he's good to go for the Orange's

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

Syracuse football travels to Pittsburgh on Thursday. How to watch, injury report, latest odds.Syracuse football hits the road on Thursday night, as the Orange looks to rebound from a tough loss last weekend when it faces longtime foe Pittsburgh in an Atl

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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

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

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

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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Syracuse Football 2026 Opponent Preview: Pitt PanthersFor the Syracuse Orange, hate week comes early this season. The Orange will face the Pitt Panthers a little earlier than usual this season. The Orange will play

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Syracuse defense provides hope for 2026 season after brutal Cal lossThere are a lot of adjectives that can be used to describe the Syracuse Orange’s 21-18 loss to Cal. It was brutal, frustrating, and avoidable all at the same ti

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-

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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Syracuse Orange in the NFL Week 1 recap: Cisco steps up, Szmyt a predictable silver liningWeek 1 was something of an off-week for former Syracuse players in the NFL. Sean Tucker and Garrett Williams were inactive with an injury, LeQuint Allen played