California vs. Syracuse - November 16, 2024

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

🚨 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

ACC Week 2 takeaways: Big wins over the Big TenThe second week of ACC football is in the books. Unlike last week, it didn’t take until early Tuesday morning for that to happen. There was just one game betwee

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

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

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

Updated visitor list for Syracuse vs. Cal includes 4-star commits Elijah Kimble, Omari LawsonSyracuse football is set to play fellow Atlantic Coast Conference school California on Saturday afternoon, and numerous high school prospects are expected to at

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

Syracuse WR Justus Ross-Simmons granted temporary restraining order to play on SaturdaySyracuse football wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons is expected to play for the Orange at home on Saturday afternoon against California, but the fifth-year play

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.

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

Syracuse football's ACC opener is Saturday against California. How to watch and latest odds.Syracuse football's 2026 season opener wasn't competitive, as the Orange destroyed FCS foe New Hampshire last Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome. Now the competi

Visitors for Syracuse football vs. Cal include 3-star WR commit, 4-star target, 3-star QBsAround 20 high school prospects are planning to attend the Syracuse football home game against California this Saturday afternoon at the JMA Wireless Dome in SU

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

Could 5-star WR Calvin Russell III actually play for Syracuse football against Cal on Saturday?It's unlikely that Syracuse football five-star freshman wide receiver Calvin Russell III will play on Saturday in the Orange's 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference op

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

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

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 📲

Syracuse Football 2026 Opponent Preview: Cal Golden Bears Blowing out New Hampshire was fun, but now it’s time for Fran Brown and the Syracuse football team to get serious. This weekend is the ACC opener for the Orange

ACC Week 1 takeaways: Is it already lights out for the ACC?Week 1 of the college football season was a busy one for the ACC. Starting Thursday, the league had teams in action for five consecutive days. That meant plenty

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

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

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

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

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

🚨 First CFB AP Top 25 Poll

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

QB Steve Angeli and WR Umari Hatcher missed most of 2025. Now they're Syracuse's leaders.Syracuse football fifth-year quarterback Steve Angeli and sixth-year wide receiver Umari Hatcher both missed a lot of the 2025 season due to injuries. Angeli ap

Syracuse football RB Shavane Anderson had historic debut. 'That's pretty legit,' Fran Brown says.With transfers Ju’Juan Johnson and Ahmad Miller unavailable for Syracuse football on Saturday afternoon in the team's 2026 season opener against New Hampshire a

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

Cal Football Game Summary: Bears Loses to UCLA in OpenerA sellout crowd of 54,283 was on hand at Cal's Memorial Stadium Saturday night to see the Bears lose to UCLA 45-24 in Tosh Lupoi's first game as Cal's head coac

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KINGSTON'S BALL 🦅 @LopaKingston picks off Iamaleava to get the Bears' offense back out on the field. #GoBears

CFB Week 1 Winners & Losers 📊Refs are the talking point in Michigan's controversial win. Full breakdown of wild slate 📲

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Five Former Cal Players Will Play for UCLA on SaturdayThe last time Cal faced UCLA Mateen Bhaghani scored 15 points for Cal, making all four of his field-goal attempts and al three of his extra points in the Bears'

4-star DL Arthur Jones IV with powerhouse CBA has 4 game-day visits to Syracuse this seasonArthur Jones IV, a four-star defensive lineman in the 2028 class and a Syracuse football priority recruit, was expected at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday for

Updated Heisman Odds 📊Where everyone stands after Toney's standout performance

Picks for Every Week 1 Game 🔮Predictions for Clemson-LSU, Notre Dame-Wisconsin, more 📲

Cal Football Game Preview: Bears Host UCLA in OpenerCal is expecting a sellout for the Bears' season-opening game Saturday night against UCLA, and it's Tosh Lupoi’s debut as the Bears’ head coach. The preview: CA

Cal Ready to Kick Off a Season With Great Expectations & UnknownsAt last, nine months to the day since Tosh Lupoi was introduced as Cal’s new football coach, we get our first look at the 2026 Golden Bears. Cal opens its seas

4-stars, including legacy Arthur Jones IV, are visiting Syracuse football for season openerSyracuse football's 2026 season opener on Saturday afternoon at home against first-time foe New Hampshire marks the start of Fran Brown's third campaign as the

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Cal's Opener Against UCLA Is Intriguing, But Not the Final WordSeaon-opening games can be deceiving. Cal fans and college football analysts are apt to draw grand conclusions based on the results of the Bears’ season-opening

CFB Expert Betting Locks 🔒Best picks against the spread in Week 1 📲

This Week in the ACC: Cal vs. UCLA Among Games on Five Straight DaysACC teams went 4-0 in Week 0 of the college football season. This week provides greater challenges, starting with Cal’s matchup vs. UCLA on Saturday night at Me

Colorado Coach's Unique Journey Gives the Buffaloes Offense Potential AdvantageThe Colorado Buffaloes’ coaching staff is built on experience. Put together, the staff has a combined 250 years of coaching experience and 59 years of NFL playi

CFB Week 1 Predictions 🔮

Picking winners for the first stacked slate of the season

UCLA Beat Writer Answers Five Questions About Cal's First OpponentEach week we ask someone who covers Cal's next opponent to answer five questions about that opponent. This week we presented the questions to Kade Nix of UCLA

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

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

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

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

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

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 📲

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.

ACC Football Preseason Power Rankings: Miami, SMU still the teams to beat after Virginia's impressive openerThe college football season officially started on Saturday with Week Zero action. There were a few ACC teams in action, giving us a glimpse of what they’re all

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

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

Fran Brown dishes on Syracuse football's initial depth chart, which has a few surprisesAs Syracuse football enters its 2026 season opener this Saturday afternoon against first-time non-conference foe New Hampshire at the JMA Wireless Dome, head co

Syracuse Orange in the NFL: 2026 Season PreviewFinal cuts on NFL rosters are official, as all 32 teams have set their 53-man roster for the start of the 2026 season. There were plenty of former Syracuse play

Syracuse football kicks off 2026 season against New Hampshire. How to watch, latest odds.Syracuse football's 2026 season is finally here, Orange fans! The 'Cuse will host New Hampshire, a Football Championship Subdivision ("FCS") program, this Satur

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

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

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

Former Syracuse football record-setting QB Kyle McCord is on the move to the Sunshine StateFormer Syracuse football star quarterback Kyle McCord is headed to a new NFL team after an impressive preseason. ESPN's Adam Schefter, citing sources, reports o

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

Former Syracuse football star QB Kyle McCord tears it up in Green Bay Packers winQuarterback Kyle McCord, who had a record-setting 2024 season with Syracuse football, played quite well in a win for his Green Bay Packers at home on Friday nig

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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

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

Some positive news related to the eligibility of Syracuse football WR Justus Ross-SimmonsSyracuse football wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons and dozens of other college athletes hoping to play in the upcoming 2026-27 sports season received a favorab

ACC, other power conferences are dropping hammer on banning pros from returning to collegeThe Atlantic Coast Conference, of which Syracuse is a member, and other power leagues in football and men's/women's basketball aren't messing around when it com

3-star QB/athlete, who had 44 combined TDs last season, high on Syracuse, plans to visitMaddox Twigg, a dynamic three-star quarterback/athlete in the 2028 class from West Virginia, picked up a scholarship offer from Syracuse football this past Marc

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

For Syracuse football home games in 2026, get ready for enticing new fan experiencesSyracuse football's 2026 season commences at home early next month, and fans will see numerous new game-day experiences at the JMA Wireless Dome, according to S

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

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

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

As Syracuse and its peers navigate eligibility issues, where does the line in the sand get drawn?In 2021, Syracuse Orange players and their peers around the country could start earning endorsement income through third-party name, image and likeness ("NIL")

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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)

Syracuse's Fran Brown building strong relationship with NJ 4-star, who plans to visit this fallSyracuse football head coach Fran Brown and his staff are recruiting 2028 four-star athlete Anthony Lopez Jr. hard, and he plans to take in a 'Cuse game this fa

Syracuse Football 2026 Preview: Specialists with big shoes to fillRegardless of how the rest of the team fares, special teams has always been a point of pride for Syracuse football. Look no further than the fact that punter Ri

Fran Brown names Syracuse's starting QB and says WR is determining next steps regarding eligibilitySyracuse football head coach Fran Brown has said on numerous occasions that his quarterback room possesses a lot of depth and talent. He's said that the other q

Syracuse Football 2026 Preview: Safeties are looking rock solidAhead of the 2026 season, Syracuse looks great at cornerback. But what about the rest of the secondary? At safety, the Orange lost Duce Chestnut, Devin Grant, a

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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,

Syracuse Football 2026 Preview: Quarterback is deeper than last year and Steve Angeli is backIt’s no secret that the Syracuse football season in 2025 collapsed with the injury to Steve Angeli. There’s no telling what could have happened if he had stayed

Get to know the Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Syracuse’s Week 13 OpponentThe final regular-season game of the 2026 Syracuse Orange football season will be against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Playing Notre Dame is always a special

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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