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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.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
calbears.com | Byron Cardwell
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Byron Cardwell
Football is around the corner. The California Golden Bears return to the gridiron this Wednesday for fall camp to prepare for the 2024 regular season. The biggest question lejft to settle is who will start at quarterback. Chandler Rogers and Fernando Mendoza have a big battle ahead. It appeared as if Mendoza had the edge coming out of spring, but Rogers had only just arrived, so it’s hard to say where things will stand by the time fall is done. There will be plenty of other battles.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
bearinsider.com | Byron Cardwell
The Running Back Room:This is among the ACC's (and perhaps nations) best collections of RB talent. That starts with potential All-American who is backed up by three experienced former blue chip recruits and a very promising and explosive Sophomore back coming off an impressive debut season. The room has combined for almost 4000 rushing yards, 42 TDs and an average of nearly 6 yards per carry.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
si.com | Byron Cardwell |Kaleb Henry
Dan Lanning has Oregon Ducks Football on the verge of an all-time recruiting class. In this past class, Oregon picked up 21 signees to grab the No. 3 ranked group for 2024, per 247Sports Composite. That surpassed the previous-best class of Ducks: 2021. The 2021 flock was the highest ranked in school history at the time. The 24 signees gave UO a No. 6 ranking. But how have those 24 players panned out? Note: Lanning took over just days ahead of the 2021 National Signing Day.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
247sports.com | Byron Cardwell |Blair Angulo
The talented defender from Spring Valley (Calif.) Mount Miguel announced his commitment to the hometown San Diego Aztecs earlier this week. Three-star cornerback Braylon Cardwell is staying close to home. The high-upside prospect from Spring Valley (Calif.) Mount Miguel revealed his commitment to San Diego State earlier this week. San Diego State has surpassed a dozen commitments in the current cycle and the local defensive back becomes an intriguing piece of those efforts.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Byron Cardwell |Avinash Kunnath
For the second straight year, the California Golden Bears have upgraded at multiple positions via the transfer portal. This is in large part thanks to the efforts of Cal donors and fans contributing to the NIL over the span of the 2023-24 season, and ensuring the coaching staff had the necessary resources to bring in the talent they needed. As a result, the rankings were very strong again. Cal’s portal class was ranked 15th by On3. The Bears were ranked 19th by On3 for their 2023 class.
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May 8, 2024 | 
writeforcalifornia.com | Byron Cardwell |Avinash Kunnath
Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza talked with the media after the conclusion of spring practice. Here are some of the best quotes, extrapolated. On how the spring practice wentI think we're in a really good place. I'm pretty sad it went by pretty quick. I mean, all my teammates, all the receivers, offensive linemen, tight ends, running backs and all the other quarterbacks. We all had a really good time of spring. We all improved. We got a lot better.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
calbears.com | Byron Cardwell
A 60-play scrimmage over two 11-on-11 team periods highlighted an afternoon that also included tackling and fourth-and-one competition periods, a red zone knockout drill, and three special teams periods. "We tried to create some different competitive situations," Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
calbears.com | Byron Cardwell
The lone touchdown scored during the 11-on-11 work came on a four-yard run by Kadarius Calloway on the second of seven offensive drives. Calloway also had a 27-yard run on the same possession that was the longest run of the day and finished with six carries for 41 yards. Byron Cardwell, who missed all of last season due to injury, was on the field for the 11-on-11 sessions and had one rush for eight yards. Jaydn Ott got three carries for six yards and also caught two passes for nine yards.
