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Cal Bears at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

2 weeks ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Ruey Yen

This week’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships mark the official end of the 2024-25 school year for Cal Athletics. Eight California Golden Bears made it to Eugene, Oregon after qualifying as top-12 finishers at the NCAA West Regional at College Station, Texas two weeks ago. ESPN+ has all of the live action. Write For California is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Cal football lands the commitment of 2026 QB Brady Palmer

2 weeks ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Avinash Kunnath

The California Golden Bears had a huge set of commitments this week, and now have a starting quarterback for the 2026 class. Meet Brady Palmer out of San Diego. The Cathedral Catholic signal-caller held numerous top offers, including Auburn, Michigan State, Ohio State, Kansas State, TCU, Utah, and Washington. Palmer ranks as the 51st-best quarterback and 73rd-best California prospect in the 2026 class, according to 247Sports Composite. His junior season allowed him to flex his dual threat talents.
Cal lands top 2026 Interior Offensive Lineman Tommy Tofi

3 weeks ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Rob Hwang

The Golden Bears continued their stellar weekend on visits with the commitment of 2026 Interior Offensive Lineman Tommy Tofi. Tofi is a local prospect and plays for Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco. The 4-star prospect is ranked as a top 20 prospect in the state and a top 10 prospect for his position. Overall, he is rated as a top150 prospect. He held offers from BYU, Tennessee, Oregon, Utah, USC, UCLA, Texas A&M, Washington, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, and Ohio State among others.
Cal MBB Roster Update: Mantas Kocanas commits

1 month ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Nick Kranz

OK, let’s get to the news first. Per Jeff Goodman as announced on Monday, Cal has a new basketball player!We’ll get to what Mantas Kocanas brings to Cal shortly, but let’s quickly check in on the status of Cal’s 2025-26 roster more generally.
The two paths to NCAA reform

1 month ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Nick Kranz

After an offseason spent watching richer programs pluck the best players off of the rosters of both Cal football and men’s basketball, it’s probably fair to say that most Cal fans aren’t exactly huge fans of the current status quo in college sports.
Cal WBB transfer portal update and roster outlook

1 month ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Nick Kranz

Mjracle Sheppard is the biggest transfer addition so far for Charmin Smith and the Bears via @calwbball on twitterAs Cal WBB surprised fans with a resurgent 2024-25 campaign that ended in an unexpected-in-October NCAA tournament selection, we knew that the end of the year would result in a major roster makeover. The Bears exceeded expectations in part because the team was full of 4th, 5th, or even 6th year players.
No.4 Cal Women's Water Polo at NCAA Championships this weekend

1 month ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Ruey Yen

In case you missed it, Cal Rugby found success in Indianapolis last Saturday when they won the D1A National Championship Final!This weekend, it will be Cal Women’s Water Polo’s turn for glory in “The Crossroad of America”. No.4 Cal is looking to replicate and surpass their 2024 season when the Golden Bears made the NCAA Championship Final for only the second time in program history. Write For California is a reader-supported publication.
Cal Athletics inexplicably self-reports minor NCAA violations, earns one year probation for football

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.
Cal football fans shatter their $1 million fundraising goal, close in on $2 million

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.
Spring Transfer Portal Update

1 month ago | writeforcalifornia.com | Nick Kranz

Back in February when the winter transfer portal carousel was calming down, I put together a summary of comings and goings, with the naïve hope that Cal’s spring activity would be much more muted. So much for that. When we looked at the portal back in February, for the most part Cal had positionally replaced what they had lost to graduation/portal departures. This time around . . . not so much. Let’s get this over with.