There’s a chance Brock Purdy won’t be the only quarterback in his family to play for a Bay Area team. Chubba Purdy, Brock’s younger brother, announced on social media he’s received a scholarship offer from Cal just days after leaving Nebraska and entering the transfer portal. The younger Purdy, 22, said he’s also received offers … Read more
Cal’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Atlantic Coast Conference won’t come with any momentum provided by a big showing in a bowl game. The Bears, playing in the postseason for the first time since 2019, led early against Texas Tech but stalled thereafter in a 34-14 loss at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, … Read more
As it turns out, the Cal Bears carried a little extra “juice” into the 126th Big Game. It was provided by Cal offensive lineman Barrett Miller. Miller, who came to Berkeley last spring after four seasons as a starting offensive lineman at Stanford, gave his Cal teammates some inside information leading up to the Bears’ … Read more
BERKELEY — Cal heads to Stanford on Saturday for the 126th Big Game with a still-beating postseason pulse and a young quarterback who plans to stick around for a while. Redshirt freshman Fernando Mendoza, a third-stringer when fall camp began, has led the Bears’ offense the past five games, helping them score at least 40 … Read more
Cal, with just one road victory over Oregon in the past 35 years, was right there, trailing just 14-13 in the second quarter at rainy Autzen Stadium. And in seemingly no time, it was over. The No. 6 Ducks scored 21 points in the final 5:21 of the first half, including a pair of touchdown … Read more