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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
(Note: The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Write for California staff)At this point, the NCAA is a dinosaur with regard to enforcing the wild west of college athletics. Unless you do something truly egregious, like pull a Connor Stallions, it is very difficult to get hit with NCAA violations. You’d have to be maliciously compliant and cooperate with the governing body of college athletics.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
One of Ron Rivera’s first acts as Cal general manager was to quell a donor revolt by leading a donation drive to raise a million dollars for the football team to support their ongoing transfer portal efforts. Cal fans and donors quickly shattered that goal last week, raising half a million and getting a matching half a million. He isn’t stopping at the initial goal.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
Cal continues their recovery from losing five running backs in one week to the transfer portal, including their top runners Jaydn Ott and Jaivian Thomas. They started the rebuild yesterday by grabbing UTSA running back Brandon High. They have their second running back from within the ACC, landing NC State runner Kendrick Raphael. Raphael was third on the Wolfpack last year in rushing with 425 yards on 78 carries (6.5 yards per attempt) and three touchdowns.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
It’s been a hard few weeks for Cal at running back. Star Jaydn Ott is off to Oklahoma. Potential starting back Jaivian Thomas transferred to UCLA. Kadarius Calloway, Byron Cardwell, Justin Williams-Thomas all entered the portal. Cal has started to stem the bleeding, as new running back coach Julian Griffin brought in one of his former players from UT San Antonio. Meet Brandon High! High led UTSA with eight rushing touchdowns in his freshman year, while also gaining 495 rushing yards.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
Cal running back Jaivian Thomas has officially announced his transfer to UCLA. The Golden Bears will have a brand new backfield in 2025. With Jaydn Ott off to Oklahoma, and Kadarius Calloway, Byron Cardwell and Justin Williams-Thomas all portalling, the Bears will have to look to new faces to lead the way in the run game.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
Cal Family,I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our Fight for California Challenge, a pivotal initiative that will take Cal Football to the next level. Stephanie and I, along with Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox and Kevin and Jeanette Kennedy, have each pledged to match every dollar raised, up to $500,000. This moment presents a unique opportunity for Cal to lead the conference.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
The California Golden Bears have three high potential draft potentials that could get picked in the next few rounds. Could we see two more Takers in the League next season? Cornerback Nohl Williams is certainly getting the most credit for his incredible 2024 season, where he led FBS with seven interceptions overall. In his tape evaluation, his skills in zone and on the ball are great strengths. He also has a great physical nature in press-man coverage and can defend the run well.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
When Ron Rivera was first brought in to help out Cal football, the hope was that he would be the one to fix the structural issues plaguing the program. Unfortunately, the announcement didn’t quite seem to clear up exactly how he would be holding the team accountable. Despite essentially being named general manager, there was no clear reporting structure that would have had head coach Justin Wilcox in some way reporting to him.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
The California Golden Bears landed a solid commitment in the wide receiving corps out of the FCS ranks. Meet Quaron Adams from South Dakota. Last year Adams made the most of his touches with the Coyotes, compiling 18 catches, 543 yards, 5 TDs to go with a 70 yard rushing TD. At top speed, Adams runs a 4.3 40 yard dash, which would make him one of the fastest players on the Bears this season. Adams had his fair share of highlights last season, with a few explosive touchdowns. Here’s another one.
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1 month ago | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath
While there was some hope that Cal could hopefully bring Jack Endries back from the transfer portal, those hopes were dashed when he officially signed with the Texas Longhorns. Endries will likely compete to be the starting tight end job as he tries to maximize his 2026 NFL Draft stock. Both Jaydn Ott and Jack Endries will be competing against each other on opposing sides of the Red River Rivalry. Very weird sentence to type!Cal has now lost from their 2024 team…Their starting quarterback.
