Recruiting Update: Cal Rises, Stanford Struggles; Herbstreit, Harris Shine
The balance of power in Bay Area college football may be shifting east. Last year, you'll recall, Cal went 8-5, including a 24-20 victory...
Gary Cavalli
Sep 7, 2020
A Seminal Sports Moment; Dark Days for Pac-12
Last Wednesday, August, 26, 2020, was a landmark day in sports history. It was the day athletes learned they have real power. And things...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 31, 2020
Men of the Hour: Hanks, Bart, Pence, Yaz, Wiseman, McCaffrey
This column often has been critical of Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott—deservedly so—but Scott deserves kudos for last week’s hire of...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 24, 2020
Big Changes Coming in College Football
College football’s response to the coronavirus pandemic over the past few months has been, in a word, appalling. The non-stop buffoonery,...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 17, 2020
Season on the Brink; Sark Attack; Great Scott, Giant Embarrassment; Duck Monstrosity
The 2020 college football season is on life support. Cancellation of the season, according to several Power Five Athletic Directors, is...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 10, 2020
Bowls Become Endangered Species; Pac-12 Players Threaten Walkout; Booker Nails NCAA
With all the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 college football season, folks are beginning to wonder about the post-season. I’ve...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 3, 2020
Baseball Begins, Minus Fans; Other Notes of Note
Baseball season started last night. No one knows if and when it will finish. Here are some of the takeaways from Opening Night: - It was...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 24, 2020
Few Sacrifices from Fat Cat Coaches
In response to the mounting financial repercussions of the COVID pandemic, almost half of the major college football and basketball...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 20, 2020
COVID's Collateral Damage
The financial repercussions of the COVID pandemic keep spreading throughout college football. The latest casualty appears to be the...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 14, 2020
The Unkindest Cut
Stanford has always been a little different. Different because, at Stanford, the term “student-athlete” wasn’t an NCAA promotional...
Gary Cavalli
Jul 9, 2020
