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Stanford Slumps; Trojan Turnover

Stanford could be looking at its first losing football season in 11 years. It’s still early, but the Cardinal’s streak of 10 straight...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 18, 2019

The Pac-12's Best Coach?

In 2005 a rookie coach came to the Emerald Bowl with a 6-5 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the Mountain West Conference, good enough for...

Gary Cavalli

Aug 19, 2019

Topsy-Turvy Sports Scenes in Bay Area, LA

“Oh my,” as the late Dick Enberg used to say, how things have changed in the sports world in both Northern and Southern California. Here...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 24, 2018

Week 1 Winners and Losers

Ah, the beauty of college football. Week 1 of the 2018 season had its typical array of surprises, disappointments, dramatic finishes, and...

Gary Cavalli

Sep 4, 2018

Week 1 Will Be Huge for Pac-12

It’s here. Finally. Our favorite time of the year has arrived. College football 2018 is upon us, and the games are about to begin. Real...

Gary Cavalli

Aug 30, 2018

Scandals Taint College FB Season Opening

With the opening of the college football season two weeks away, we should be eagerly anticipating another year of thrills, upsets, color,...

Gary Cavalli

Aug 14, 2018

Your College Football Bowl Viewing Guide

Bowl season is upon us, with a feast of 39 games in 16 days—commencing this Saturday and concluding on New Year’s Day—followed by the...

Gary Cavalli

Dec 14, 2017

Quick Takes: Playoff, Heisman, Pac-12 Net, Shaw/Chryst, World Series

Playoff rankings: The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released its first set of rankings yesterday, which means that playoff...

Gary Cavalli

Nov 1, 2017

News of Note: Tedford, Arizonas, ESPN, Rabbits, Luck, McCaffrey, Cal $, Pac-12 Network, Basketball S

Notes from around the sports world: Tedford Returns: One of the feel-good stories of the 2017 college football season that has largely...

Gary Cavalli

Oct 23, 2017

The TV Monster

Television has been referred to as the monster of the sports world. And with good reason. TV has dramatically changed sports in...

Gary Cavalli

Oct 9, 2017

Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

Gary Cavalli, the former Sports Information Director and Associate Athletic Director at Stanford University, was the co-founder and Executive Director of the college football bowl game played in the Bay Area, and previously was co-founder and President of the American Basketball League.

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The Inside Track

Stanford Slumps; Trojan Turnover

The Pac-12's Best Coach?

Topsy-Turvy Sports Scenes in Bay Area, LA

Week 1 Winners and Losers

Week 1 Will Be Huge for Pac-12

Scandals Taint College FB Season Opening

Your College Football Bowl Viewing Guide

Quick Takes: Playoff, Heisman, Pac-12 Net, Shaw/Chryst, World Series

News of Note: Tedford, Arizonas, ESPN, Rabbits, Luck, McCaffrey, Cal $, Pac-12 Network, Basketball S

The TV Monster

Gary Cavalli - league and bowl co-founder, author, speaker

The Inside Track

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