Avinash Kunnath

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Writer at Write for California

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Andrej Stojakovic enters the transfer portal

1 week ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

As if there wasn’t enough bad news on the Cal football front, Cal men’s basketball decided to enter the fray. With the transfer portal about to close up, Cal’s star wing Andrej Stojakovic has decided to move on from the Golden Bears. Despite the loss of Jeremiah Wilkinson to Georgia, it seemed as if Cal had steadied itself with some nice complementary pieces that could have helped Andrej’s overall game. However, Stojakovic was critical to this new version of the Bears.
The top five Cal running backs are in the transfer portal. What is going on?

1 week ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Byron Cardwell |Avinash Kunnath

In a span of 72 hours, the California Golden Bears have seen their entire running back depth chart enter the transfer portal. There’s Cal fan favorite and star Jaydn Ott, who has already made the decision to go to Oklahoma to be coached by former NFL star Demarco Murray. After Ott left, there was likely starting Cal running back Jaivian Thomas, who shockingly entered the portal hours after almost certainly being assured of being the future starter for this program.
Jaivian Thomas has entered the transfer portal

1 week ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

The news just gets more unprecedented by the day. Not even 24 hours after Jaydn Ott announced his move to Oklahoma, Jaivian Thomas, Cal’s leading rusher in 2024, and who would’ve been assured to be the starting Cal running back going into 2025, has shockingly entered the portal, meaning the top five Cal running backs have decided to leave Berkeley in three days.
Jaydn Ott transfers to Oklahoma

1 week ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

The long rumored and feared decision has been made. Jaydn Ott will be Boomer Soonering in his final year of college, officially transferring to Oklahoma. It’s a bitter blow for the California Golden Bears. Ott gained folk hero status after some great 2022 performances and an outstanding 2023 campaign, then refuting offers from numerous programs to stay last year.
The Ron Rivera hire is a serious move for Cal football

2 months ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

The professionalization of college football is coming faster than we’d like to realize. By April, college football will be dispersing millions in revenue to athletes directly via revenue share. More from Dan Murphy and Pete Thamel of ESPN:The NCAA will pay more than $2.7 billion in damages over 10 years to past and current athletes, sources told ESPN.
Introducing the Write For California Mailbag! Ask us about all things Cal

2 months ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

With the Cal writing staff mostly headed toward our long offseason sojourn, we figured it was time to open ourselves up to the community. We’d love to hear from you and answer as many questions as we can (and maybe get some writing ideas in the process)! Submit your questions for the Write for California mailbag by doing the following:Click to access this Google Form.
Trond Grizzell will return to Cal for his fifth season

2 months ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

Trond Grizzell had one of the funnier sagas on announcing his return to Cal. A few Cal burner accounts have taken it upon themselves to play insider and try and break news. One of them (who claimed to “break” the Devin Brown to Cal story) outkicked their coverage and break a story on Trond Grizzell’s situation. Grizzell, who has not tweeted in two years, logged on and posted this quick response.
Ron Rivera is coming home to Cal football

2 months ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

At a time when all California Golden Bears are needed to step up and help our programs, Ron Rivera has stepped up and offered his sword. Rivera is coming back to the Cal football program in an official capacity in the coming months. The Cal legend has officially announced he will be joining the Cal football program in a general manager role.
What ESPN picking up ACC media rights through 2036 means for Cal

2 months ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

With ESPN picking up its option to broadcast ACC sports through 2036, the conference gains stability for the near future. Here are the major bullet points to take away from this announcement. The deal was scheduled to end in 2027, but with the price that ESPN picked up the contract nearly a decade and a half ago, it seemed like an inevitability that the Worldwide Leader would be picking up the next deal.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele bids Caloha, hails the Calgorithm, Cal fans for the love

Jan 15, 2025 | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele provided some much needed boost for the California Golden Bears when he recommitted. Getting a transfer of a five-star prospect from the top-ranked program this regular season isn’t exactly something you’d expect in Berkeley, so things have been abuzz ever since. Mori Suesue from Team Pala coined a new phrase we can all use to greet each other as Sagapolutele made the journey to the Bay.