

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


Hallelujah!
The hypocrites at the NCAA have hung the white flag of surrender. The sham of amateurism is on life support. The NCAA announced today...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 29, 2019


Mailbag: Why So Many Bowl Games? Pac-12 TV and Scheduling Notes
We normally don’t do “mailbag” columns, but after last week’s bowl viewing guide, we received a number of questions about the...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 18, 2018


Great Expectations
In the high pressure arenas of college and pro football, it’s always better to over-achieve than to disappoint. That’s why most coaches...
Gary Cavalli
Aug 7, 2018


The Signing Day Circus
Wednesday was “National Signing Day” in college football, the day when hundreds of high school recruits make their choice of colleges...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 9, 2018


Worthy of the Hall
The story is very familiar by now. He grew up in a home in San Jose where his mother was blind, his father was legally blind, and his...
Gary Cavalli
Feb 2, 2018


A Year to Forget for Pac-12
2017 was a disastrous year for the Pac-12 Conference. The conference suffered through one embarrassment after another, due in large part...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 2, 2018


College Football Roundup: Bay Area Beat Downs
No one—and I mean no one—could have predicted what happened in the Bay Area last weekend. A Cal team coming off three straight losses...
Gary Cavalli
Oct 16, 2017