2013-2014 Recruiting Round-Up

The Golden Bears suffered a slight setback on the recruiting trail and finished #2 (Rivals.com) behind Alabama. The Bears were the top class for most of the season and lost a few 5 star recruits to Alabama and fell below them. Few in this class figure to start right away, especially with the depth Cal shows on offense and defense. Look for some of these players to start in a year or two, especially the QB prospects.

***** J.Yancey, QB (CO)
***** C.Barret, QB (LA)
***** J.Anderson, T (TX)
**** L.McDonald, DE (NC)
**** P.Blount, CB (CA)
**** J.Horn, DE (GA)
**** K.McGree, DE (FL)
**** T.Doucette, HB (CA)
**** C.King, G (CA)
**** M.Mays, FS (TX)
**** L.Dunbar, WR (CA)
**** B.Clark, ATH (CA)
**** G.Brothers, WR (FL)
**** G.White, HB (TX)
*** T.Allen, SS (LA)
*** S.Hart, HB (FL)
*** R.Thomas, DT (TX)
*** V.Reid, CB (FL)
*** K.Lews, CB (CA)

2013-2014 BCS Bowl Summary

National Title Game (Rose) : (#1 13-0) California 63 - (#2 13-1) Alabama 0

Rose Bowl : (#4 13-0) North Aegis 34 - (#3 12-1) Ohio State 16

Orange Bowl : (#7 12-1) Penn State 20 - (#8 12-2) Aldebaran 3

Fiesta Bowl : (#5 13-1) Titan 38 - (#15 9-4) Ariel 7

Sugar Bowl : (#6 13-1) Callisto 35 - (#9 12-2) Texas 29

Cal Beats Alabama... Again

(#1 13-0) California 63 - (#2 13-1) Alabama 0

PASADENA - California would be wire-to-wire #1 and welcome #2 Alabama, again, to play for the BCS Title. Cal has played Alabama for three of their four trips to the title game, so these two are very familiar with each other. Few hold out much hope for Alabama to finally beat Cal.

Cal pretty much came into this game committed to running the ball, and nothing stopped them. Nick Saban's Crimson Tide probably though Cal would throw on them quite a bit, but Coach London used the option to crush the Tide. QB Kyle Boehm did go 8/11 for 169 yards, his lowest total of the season, but most of his damage was done on the ground. The Golden Bears powered their way to 512 rushing yards between Boehm (178) and Darrell Green (332). When the dust had settled Green would finish the season with 3261 rushing yards and the new single season rushing record.

Green closes out a monster season.

Alabama must have thought that curling up in a ball would keep them safe, but it didn't. The Tide's QB, AJ McCarron, had a nightmare of a game. McCarron went 11/28 with 4INT, three of them by CB Terrence Miller. RE/OLB Austin English continued to shine with 9 tackles and a sack, Alabama didn't look like they wanted to be here and certainly didn't do anything to win the game.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 169YDS 2TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 332YDS 5TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) - 87YDS TD
Defense : T.Miller (Cal) - 7TKL 3INT

2013-2014 Awards & Honors

AWARDS

Heisman : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Darrell Green does it again and becomes the second two-time winner of the Heisman. Green had an amazing season and once again finished just ahead of QB Kyle Boehm (#2) and WR Mike Brown (#3) in the voting. Green has one more chance in the BCS Title game to break a number of NCAA single season rushing records.

Season Stats - Rushing : 214 / 2929, 45TD - Receiving : 30 / 628 Yards, 15TD

Maxwell : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Walter Camp : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Doak Walker : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Bednarik : Austin English, RE/OLB (Cal)

Outland : Sam Longo, RT (Ohio State)

Lombardi : Austin English, RE/OLB (Cal)

Nagurski : Austin English, RE/OLB (Cal)

O'Brien : Kyle Boehm, QB (Cal)

Biletnikoff : Mike Brown, WR (Cal)

Mackey : Matt Weems, TE (Colorado State) This guy had like 150 catches. Crazy.

Rimington : Jack Mewhort, C (Ohio State)

Thorpe : Terrence Miller, CB (Cal)

Best LB : Joey Payne, ROLB (Fresno State)

Guy : David Harris, P (Wisconsin)

Groza : Jeremy Shelley, K (Alabama)

Returner : Tavon Austin, HB (West Virginia)


HONORS

All Americans : 1st Team - K.Boehm (QB), D.Green (HB), M.Brown (WR), D.Fields (WR), A.English (DE/OLB), D.Glass (DT), J.Utah (DT), B.Friday (MLB), T.Miller (CB), A.Booker (CB)

2013-2014 Conference Championship Week

CONFERENCE TITLE GAMES

SEC : (#3, 13-0) Alabama 16 - (#2, 12-1) Callisto 10

ACC : (#9 12-1) Aldebaran 19 - (#17, 8-4) Miami 14

Big XII : (#8, 12-1) Titan 42 - (#5, 12-1) Texas 39

MAC : (10-3) Western Michigan 45 - (10-3) Miami (Ohio) 7

C-USA : (9-4) Houston 20 - (#23 10-3) UCF 14


CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Big 10 : (#4, 12-0) Ohio State

Pac-10 : (#1, 12-0) California

Big East : (#15, 9-3) Ariel

MWC : (#6, 12-0) North Aegis

WAC : (#12, 11-1) Boise State

Sun Belt : (8-4) Troy

Stanfurd Crushed In Berkeley

(#1 12-0) California 63 - (4-8) Stanfurd 0

BERKELEY - Today was the Big Game, not as big as it has been in the past, but playing Stanfurd is always one of the best parts of the season. The Cardinal is out of bowl contention and unranked, without Andrew Luck they will probably be more focused on not getting killed.

Snooze again. With the Pac-10 title in hand the Golden Bears went into "Get Green The Heisman" mode and ran most of their offense through him. Darrell Green walked away with 244 rushing yards, 114 receiving yards, and 7 total TD.

Give this man the Heisman!

Stanfurd spent most of the game curled up in the fetal position. Their offense was horrible and they basically did everything they could to make sure Cal kept the Axe.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 335YDS 4TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 244YDS 4TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 154YDS TD
Defense : E.Reynolds (Stanfurd) - 8TKL

Cal Clinches Pac-10 Against Trojans

(#22 7-4) USC 0 - (#1 11-0) California 70

LOS ANGELES - The Golden Bears faced USC today, and a win would clinch the Pac-10. Oregon State, with a 7-1 conference record, would be rooting for USC and a Big Game loss to propel them into 1st.

The Golden Bears pretty much took this one easy. The only hiccup being a INT by QB Kyle Boehm, but aside from that it was business as usual. TE DeAndre Brown finally beat out his brother and led the team in yards, HB Darrell Green continued to pile up yards and TDs. Yawn.

Green continues to roll.

The USC offense, run by QB Brandon Richardson, needs a serious retooling. Richardson went 15/33 for 132 yards and 4INT. He was also very familiar with RE/OLB Austin English who sacked him four times. An easy win for the Bears.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 329YDS 4TD INT
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 260YDS 3TD
Receiving : D.Brown (Cal) 153YDS 2TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 12TKL 6TFL 4SACK

Sun Devils Burned At Home

(3-7) Arizona State 0 - (#1 10-0) California 105

GLENDALE - Cal headed out to the desert to face Arizona State today, the game would be riddled with story lines. The Sun Devils have been particularly bad against the Golden Bears, and the fans let the Bears know it with some of the loudest booing all season. Making things more interesting was Arizona State's HB, Isi Sofele, a former Cal player. Sofele would be very motivated to have a big game against his former school.

Cal saved the best for 3rd to last apparently. Its hard to tell what was going on, but the Bears came out with a vengeance today and nearly racked up 1000 yards of offense. The Sun Devils just couldn't stop Cal, QB Kyle Boehm (474 passing) and HB Darrell Green (443 rushing) both had over 400 yards of offense. Green made it worse by adding 109 receiving yards. This was basically a yardage free for all, Mike Brown, DeAndre Brown, Dexton Fields, and Green all had 100+ receiving yards. With the score 56-0 at the half, it was sheer luck Cal stopped at 105. Cal finished with 500 rushing yards... brutal.

Green's 500+ yards of offense were shocking.

The Sun Devils offense didn't help keep Cal at bay, and Isi Sofele didn't get his revenge. Arizona State QB Mario Allen dropped a deuce with a 12/28 86 yard 2INT performance, but Sofele really stunk it up with -19 rushing yards on 16 carries. The Sun Devils' spread offense was eaten alive by RE/OLB Austin English and probably should have just taken a knee every play. Cal finished this game with a 974-33 yard advantage in offensive yards... shocking.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 474YDS 8TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 443YDS 6TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 156YDS 2TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 15TKL 11TFL 4SACK

Ducks Wasted In Berkeley

(#1 9-0) California 91 - (#14 7-2) Oregon 0

BERKELEY - Cal returned home and welcomed the quacking fans of Oregon this week. After felling #5 Oregon State a win today could set up the Bears for a walk to the finish line.

Snooze. Cal had their way with Oregon, they may have been playing with 9 men on the field. HB Darrell Green powered a whopping blowout with 7 rushing and 2 receiving TD. Cal's defense constantly put the offense in a great position to score, and they took advantage of it time and time again.

Green's game could have won him a second Heisman.

Oregon's offense looked hapless most of the game. The loss of their QB depth has really hurt them lately, and today was no different. Oregon QB Bryan Bennett went 9/17 for 35 yards and 4INT, not the kind of passing attack you want. Cal's freshman CB Andre Booker snatched two of Bennett's 4INT.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 285YDS 5TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 210YDS 7TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 111YDS
Defense : B.Friday / A.English (Cal) - 10TKL 6TFL SACK

Cal Beats Beavers On The Road

(#5 6-1) Oregon State 0 - (#1 8-0) California 56

CORVALIS - The undefeated Oregon State Beavers welcomed Cal for a nationally televised game. The Beavers have been on the rise and look to challenge for the conference title, beating the Bears would put them in the drivers seat for the Pac-10 title.

Oregon State managed to do something only West Orion Union has done; keep Cal under 60 points. QB Kyle Boehm had an off day, throwing his third INT of the season and fumbling the ball on an option play. Luckily for the Bears they have HB Darrell Green, who rushed for 295 yards and 4TD. Cal was efficient and deadly, winning this game easily.

Green powers a resounding win.

The Beavers had better luck on offense for most of the game, but they were done in by sloppy turnovers. Kyle Boehm had fumbled the ball on Cal's 15, giving the Beavers a great opportunity to deny Cal their 5th shutout of the season, but CB Terrence Miller snagged an INT in the endzone. Oregon State's One Back set has caused Cal trouble, and it continued to help keep their defense on the field, but in the end it wasn't enough.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 262YDS 4TD INT
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 295YDS 4TD
Receiving : D.Fields (Cal) 134YDS TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 9TKL 7TFL 3SACK

Wildcats Burned At Home

(#1 7-0) California 63 - (#21 4-1) Arizona 7

TUSCON - The Golden Bears welcomed the Arizona Wildcats this week. After running through the Pac-10 bottom dwellers the Bears are headed for a stretch of ranked opponents. The Wildcats have started off well and would like to keep their perfect record, they shouldn't hold their breath.

The broken record of Cal's offense kept spinning this week. Cal hit 300+ rushing yards again and Kyle Boehm threw for 324 with only 11 completions. WR Mike Brown tormented the Wildcats secondary and accounted for over half of Boehm's passing yards. The only point of interest in this game was a questionable fumble that Arizona took back for a TD, their only points of the game.

Boehm and Green fuel the assault.

Offensively the Wildcats were horrible. Their "No Huddle" offense looked more like a "No Clue" offense all game. Arizona could barely get out of their own end of the field, an easy win for Cal.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 324YDS 5TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 246YDS 3TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 184YDS TD
Defense : B.Friday (Cal) - 10TKL 6TFL 2SACK

Huskies Whipped In Berkeley

(#1 6-0) California 84 - (3-3) Washington 3

BERKELEY - Cal returned home to face off against Washington today, the Huskies would be lucky to get out of Strawberry Canyon without giving up 100 points.

Cal's offense continued to roll, same old explosive offense. Cal rolled up 399 yards and 6TD on the ground, split between HB Darrell Green and Kyle Boehm. The Bears option attack has been deadly all season, at this rate Cal could lead the nation in passing and rushing offense.

Boehm's legs are proving deadly.

The Huskies offense wasn't much to watch. They managed to put together a FG drive, but aside from that they were really good at getting off the field in a hurry. Cal finished with with a 778-45 advantage in offensive yards, their second straight 700+ yard game.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 397YDS 6TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 276YDS 2TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 124YDS TD
Defense : G.Gilliland (UW) - 7TKL SACK

Cal Cracks 100

(#1 5-0) California 100 - (2-4) Washington State 0

PULLMAN - The Golden Bears traveled to the rainy Pacific Northwest to take on Washington State today. The Bears would be prepared, but they wouldn't be very worried about losing to one of the Pac-10's worst teams.

Nobody expected Washington State to win, but allowing 100 points was unthinkable. QB Kyle Boehm had a marquee day with 11 total TD, 9 passing and 2 rushing, which fueled the record blow out. Cal rolled up 322 rushing yards to go along with Boehm's 436 passing, a tragic day for fans of the Cougars.

Green proved too much for the Cougs.

Washington State should have been happy to get Cal's offense off the field, but the nightmare continued. CB Terrence Miller had a TAINT to go along with his 11 tackles, topped only by DE/OLB Austin English. English tallied 12 tackles and 3 sacks, which helped usher the Cougars off the field faster than they would have liked. As a reward for scoring in the triple digits the Bears were delighted to receive commitments from some of the top prospects in the nation. The pending void at QB, either this year or next, helped Cal snag the #1 (John Yancey, Gunbarrel CO) and #2 (Corey Barret, Avondale LA) prospects in the nation. They also locked up the #2 T Jasper Anderson out of Andrews TX.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 436YDS 9TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 205YDS 2TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 177YDS TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 12TKL 5TFL 3SACK

Golden Bears Trounce Baby Bears

(#1 4-0) California 63 - (1-3) UCLA 0

BERKELEY - Cal opened Pac-10 play today with a visit from UCLA, a great way to start conference play. The Bruins have been losing the battle of LA to USC, and have dropped to the 4th best California school in the Pac-10. UCLA needs a serious turn around before they can challenge for the Pac-10 title.

Cal's offense barely skipped a beat against the hapless Bruin defenders. The only blemish on Kyle Boehm's day was his second INT of the season, a foolish pass attempt from Cal's 4 yard line, luckily he bounced back to go 18/20. The biggest story of the game was UCLA's complete inability to halt the Bears ground game. HB Darrell Green and Boehm combined for 300 yards and 5TD on the ground, no way to play if you plan on beating Cal.

Green keeps rolling.

UCLA's offense had a horrible day, and they were lucky to leave with their starters in good health. The Bears used their talented freshman edge rushers, Cortney Grixby and Austin English, to put pressure on all aspects of the offense. English had a great day, but Grixby topped him by picking off a deflected pass. The Bears finished the game with a 597-81 advantage in offensive yards.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 300YDS 4TD INT
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 212YDS 4TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 189YDS TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 9TKL SACK

Cal Blanks Ariel At Home

(#1 3-0) California 70 - (1-2) Ariel 0

BERKELEY - Cal closes out their non-conference schedule with a visit from Ariel out of the Big East. Ariel and their spread attack had started the season at #25, but an early season loss has knocked them out of the Top 25. Memorial Stadium is the worst place to go if you want to get back into the ranks.

The Golden Bears continued to roll with the ball in their hands, and won this game easily. Kyle Boehm did throw his first INT of the season, but balanced it out with 4TD. The arrival of freshman WR Dexton Fields has proved helpful, but costly for TE DeAndre Brown. Fields caught 8 passes for 113 yards and a TD, proving to be a real target for Boehm opposite Brown.

Green continues to roll.

On defense the Bears were turnover machines. CB Terrence Miller notched his first two INT of the season, one of them a TAINT. Ariel's QB Justin Sanders managed to pass for 107 yards, but his inexperience showed when he threw 4INT. DE/OLB Austin English lived in the Ariel backfield and racked up 3 sacks.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 322YDS 4TD INT
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 151YDS 4TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 167YDS 3TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 7TKL 4TFL 3SACK

Cal Rolls Tech In Berkeley

(#1 2-0) California 63 - (1-1) Aegis Tech 7

BERKELEY - Cal returned home to face the Aegis Tech Tigers out of the MWC. The Bears would look for more consistency on offense, especially from QB Kyle Boehm, a loss to a MWC team would be heartbreaking.

Any fears of a let down were quickly dissipated, and Aegis Tech had an enormous amount of trouble doing anything on defense. Boehm went 12/13 for a whopping 397 yards, and HB Darrell Green rolled for 236 yards. Green had a huge day on the ground and the through the air, Green caught for 100 yards and a TD. Boehm managed to spread 100 yard games over Mike Brown, Dexton Fields, and Green.

Green makes a bid for his second Heisman.

Defensively the Bears were completely dominant. Their blitzing kept the passing game in check and their LB core made rushing a nightmare. Aegis Tech managed to find the endzone due to shit AI and the EA's legacy of doing as little to improve gameplay as possible every year.* The Tigers managed a 55 yard pass to a slow TE being covered by Travon Harvin** and followed it up with one of the most bullshit TD passes I've ever seen.***

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 397YDS 6TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 236YDS 2TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 128YDS TD
Defense : D.Glass (Cal) - 6TKL 2TFL

*I was going to make an entire "NCAA 11 Is Shit" post, but I'm just going to mash it in here.
** TE (72OVR, 81SP, 83ACC) smokes Harvin (99OVR, 99SP, 99ACC) in man coverage. No play action pass, but at the snap of the ball as the TE runs a corner route, Harvin runs forward and to the sideline as though it was a sweep. How does this make ANY sense? It doesn't, either the CPU cheats or the game is shit.
*** WR (80OVR, 91SP, 83ACC) runs a drag route across the endzone, he is being covered man-to-man by JR CB Terrence Miller (99OVR, 99SP, 99ACC). Miller is all over him, no way he can get open without some bullshit. Miller stops running, just flat out stands still in the middle of the endzone. TD. Fuck you EA.

Cal Wins Road Opener

(#10 0-1) West Orion Union 0 - (#1 1-0) California 56

PENSACOLA - California opens their season on the road against West Orion Union. After beating the Panthers 42-0 at home the Golden Bears are making the trip to Florida. The MAC upstarts would love to stay in the Top 10 and get revenge. The Panthers have played well, but Cal has looked invincible and have probably gotten better during the summer.

Cal's offense was basically a carbon copy of last year, the only difference being the addition of freshman WR Dexton Fields. QB Kyle Boehm was a bit off, going 18/33, but he managed to get Mike Brown (150) and Fields (129) the ball all over the field. West Orion Union did their best, but the only way they were going to stop Cal was to keep them off the field.

Keenan Allen starts the season with a INT.

Cal's defense struggles to get the Panthers off the field, but didn't struggle to keep them off the scoreboard. The big story today was the play of DE/OLB Auston English, and its starting to look like the early departure of Chris Martin won't be such a big deal. English and LE Cortney Grixby were all over the field and managed to torment the West Orion Union backfield. The running game was nowhere to be seen, so the Panthers had to rely on passing every down.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 298YDS 4TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 151YDS 2TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 150YDS TD
Defense : A.English (Cal) - 6TKL 4TFL 2SACK

2013-2014 Season Preview

Florida, Ohio State, Texas, and now California. The Golden Bears, thanks to Coach London, have become a national superpower. Cal starts off the 2013-2014 season at #1 and will do everything they can to stay there all season. If the Golden Bears can hoist the BCS trophy a fourth time they could be heralded as the greatest dynasty of all time, with the weapons at hand odds are it could happen.

Cal fans have been on cloud nine for the past three years, and they can continue being happy as long as Coach London stays. It wasn't a surprise when the traditional superpowers (Texas, LSU, and Notre Dame) came knocking in the off season, London has become a hot commodity and turned down alot of money to stay at Cal. The Golden Bears can also look forward to two more years of QB Kyle Boehm, unless he decides to leave as a redshirt SO after this season, so the Bears could run their title streak to five.

2012 Overall Record : 13-0

2012 Conference Record : 9-0 (1st)

Returning Starters
Offense : 7; Defense : 7; Kicker/Punter : 0

Top Returners : HB Darrell Green, CB Terrence Miller, WR Mike Brown, SS Keenan Allen, QB Kyle Boehm

Key Losses : RE/OLB Chris Martin, CB Steve Williams, CB Vachel Samuels

2012 Statistical Leaders (*Returning Starters)
Rushing : Darrell Green (2732)*
Passing : Kyle Boehm (4089)*
Receiving : Mike Brown (1752)*
Tackles : Dalvin Glass (65)*
Sacks : Chris Martin (17)
Interceptions : Terrence Miller (9)*

SPRING ANSWERS

1 - Heisman Fight. HB Darrell Green made it three in a row for Cal, but QB Kyle Boehm and WR Mike Brown were right behind him at #2 & 3 in the voting. The offense shouldn't change much, so the three will probably be back in NY, but the addition of Dexton Fields could tip the scales toward Boehm. Brown excelled as Boehm's top target at WR, but with TE DeAndre Brown, FB Austin Box, and WR Dexton Fields it could be tough to repeat as a Heisman contender.

Could Green be a repeat Heisman winner?

2 - Speed, Speed, Speed. Cal will probably field the fastest team in the nation. ATH Travon Harvin will move to FS full time and take over return duties, so the defense and special teams will have the nation's fastest player. Add in CB Terrence Miller and true freshman burner Sean Black and you get the speediest secondary in the nation. If that wasn't bad enough for opposing offenses the LB's and back up CB's (Andrew Booker and Dallas Winston) are also incredibly fast. Pac-10 defenses are also in for a long season, the four headed beast of Green-Brown-Brown-Fields will stretch coverage, that isn't even taking into account Boehm's ability on the run.

3 - Monster Defense. Cal's defense was the best in the nation last year, and it could get better. The Golden Bears allowed an eye watering 14 rushing yards in 2011-2012, not once did they allow 50+ yards rushing in a game. Cal added two new edge rushers, Auston English and Cortney Grixby, and mammoth DT Johnathan Utah to shore up the defensive line. The return of CB Terrence Miller and the nations best LB trio (Brian Friday, Kevin Towers, Toshi Zojirushi) will only make it harder to score. Look for some kind of rotation opposite Miller, top prospects Black, Booker, and Winston should see alot of action as teams will want to avoid "Miller Island" at all costs.

FALL QUESTIONS

1 - HB Depth. Darrell Green is still there, but recent graduations (Covaughn Deboskie-Johnson) and transfers (Trajuan Briggs) have left Cal thin at HB. Green will most likely be backed up by SR Dasarte Yarnway, who has 0 career rushing yards, but FB Austin Box could get some snaps at HB. Coach London is going to have to hit the recruiting trail hard this season, if Green leaves for the NFL draft his HB cupboard will be quite bare.

2 - Offensive Line Depth. The O-Line returns a number of starters, and after spring practices it looks like true freshman OJ Murdoch will start at RT, but after that it looks bleak. Cal added another top prospect, but he may be a year away from starting or being a solid back-up. If someone gets hurt the Golden Bears could have a huge hole on the line, lets hope they can avoid the injury bug.

3 - Even More New Faces. The true freshman experiment worked well last year, lets hope it works out again. Cal lost four starters and a solid contributor on defense, it could have been five starters but Coach London managed to talk SS Keenan Allen into staying for his senior year. Cal's depth chart lists seven freshman starters (Def 4, Off 3) and a few that should get solid playing time. The Bears look to be a juggernaut again, but their freshman could be a weakness down the stretch.

2012 Recruiting Round-Up

The Golden Beats basically reloaded on defense with a stunning recruiting class. The best recruits in the class are all on defense, aside from ATH Dexton Fields out of Compton CA, offenses will have quite a bit of planning to do. Stepping into Chris Martin's vacated DE/OLB spot is Austin English, a prized prospect out of Bastrop LA. Lining up across from English is talented DE Cortney Grixby, who was highly sought after by Texas and LSU. Coach London was also able to round up a giant DT to pair up with Dalvin Glass, Johnathan Utah figures to start and clog up running lanes along with Glass.

With so much talent filling starting spots there is a fear that it could negatively impact recruiting in the following season. There will be alot of pressure to find a replacement for HB Darrell Green and QB Kyle Boehm, if they decided to leave early.

Projected Starters (*Returning Starter)

QB - K.Boehm*
HB - D.Green*
FB - A.Box
LT - R.Riboudeux*
LG - S.Good*
C - M.Brazinski*
RG - R.Schwenke
RT - OJ Muroch
TE - D.Brown*
WR - M.Brown*
WR - D.Fields
K - J.Holmes

DE - C.Grixby
DT - D.Glass*
DT - J.Utah
DE/OLB - A.English
MLB - K.Towers*
MLB - B.Friday*
OLB - T.Zojirushi*
CB - S.Black
CB - T.Miller*
FS - T.Harvin*
SS - K.Allen*
P - J.Holmes

2013 Schedule

Aug. 31 at #10 West Orion Union
Sept. 7 Aegis Tech
Sept. 14 #25 Ariel
Sept. 28 UCLA
Oct. 5 at Washington State
Oct. 12 Washington
Oct. 19 at Arizona
Oct. 26 at Oregon State
Nov. 2 Oregon
Nov. 9 Arizona State
Nov. 16 at #24 USC
Nov. 23 #9 Stanfurd

2012-2013 Recruiting Round-Up

Coach London continued to rake in prospects and finished with the best class in the nation (#1 Rivals.com) for the second season in a row. The most important thing to learn from this class is that Cal has established themselves in valuable recruiting grounds like Florida and Louisiana. If this trend continues Cal could keep on winning BCS Titles for years to come.

***** D.Winston, CB (FL)
***** D.Fields, ATH (CA)
***** J.Utah, DT (CA)
***** O.Murdoch, T (TX)
***** C.Grixby, DE (TX)
***** F.Toussaint, SS (LA)
***** S.Black, CB (CA)
***** A.English, DE (LA)
***** A.Booker, CB (CA)
***** A.Box, FB (CA)
***** P.Jones, G (HI)
***** D.Smith, CB (TX)
***** J.Holmes, K (CA)
**** R.Howard, WR (TX)
**** A.Robinson, C (CA)
*** B.Young, WR (LA)
*** J.McBride, WR (LA)
*** B.Smith, OLB (FL)
*** L.Keyes, MLB (FL)
** D.Brown, CB (FL)
** B.Vinson, DE (LA)
** K.Smith, OLB (FL)

2012-2013 BCS Bowl Summary

National Title Game (Fiesta) : (#1 13-0) California 51 - (#2 13-1) Titan 0

Rose Bowl : (#6 12-1) Penn State 20 - (#3 12-1) North Aegis 7

Orange Bowl : (#19 12-1) USF 24 - (#24 8-6) Orange Lutheran 10

Fiesta Bowl : (#5 13-1) Callisto 31 - (#9 11-2) Michigan 13

Sugar Bowl : (#4 13-1) Alabama 37 - (#7 12-2) West Orion Union 21

BCS Title Game

(#1 13-0) California 51 - (#2 13-1) Titan 0

MIAMI - California would regain their #1 spot in the rankings after Alabama got revenge in the SEC title and knocked off #1 Callisto. This opened the door for Titan to represent the Big XII, finally breaking the streak of Cal-Alabama title games. The Bears come into this game heavy favorites, and most pick them to win comfortably.

Titan came into this game very excited, but left looking shell shocked. Much like their last game against Stanfurd, HB Darrell Green was the star of the show. Green trampled the Titans, and QB Kyle Boehm only had to sit back and manage the game. Boehm was a bit off target, going 9/14, but it didn't matter with Green running wild.

Brian Friday stars at MLB.

Titan's offense looked even more unprepared than their defense, and basically packed it in for most of the game. Titan put together one good drive, but quickly stopped it with a INT to star MLB Brian Friday. To make things worse they added a safety to their repertoire of negative gains and off target passes. In the end Cal enjoyed a 514-20 advantage in offense yards, a disappointing performance in a BCS Title game.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 222YDS 4TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 242YDS 3TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) - 124YDS 2TD
Defense : T.Cohen (Titan) - 12TKL 2TFL

2012-2013 Awards & Honors

AWARDS

Heisman : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

This year the Heisman ceremony was not much a surprise, and Cal took home their third consequtive heisman. Darrell Green beat out fellow Golden Bears QB Kyle Boehm (#2) and WR Mike Brown (#3) to take home the trophy. Green was dominant to close out the season and leads Cal into their third BCS Title game in a row, a new record.

Season Stats - Rushing : 192 / 2490, 39TD - Receiving : 34 / 594 Yards, 10TD

Maxwell : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Walter Camp : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Doak Walker : Darrell Green, HB (Cal)

Bednarik : Terrence Miller, CB (Cal)

Outland : Justin Kimbrough, RT (North Aegis)

Lombardi : Dalvin Glass, DT (Cal)

Nagurski : Chris Martin, LE (Cal)

O'Brien : Kyle Boehm, QB (Cal)

Biletnikoff : Mike Brown, WR (Cal)

Mackey : DeAndre Brown, TE (Cal)

Rimington : Ben Habern, C (Oklahoma)

Thorpe : Terrence Miller, CB (Cal)

Best LB : Brian Friday, MLB (Cal)

Guy : Eric Davis, P (South Carolina)

Groza : Patrick O'Hara, K (Oklahoma)

Returner : Gino Simone, WR (Washington State)


HONORS

All Americans : 1st Team - K.Boehm (QB), D.Green (HB), M.Brown (WR), D.Brown (TE), C.Martin (DE/OLB), D.Glass (DT), B.Friday (MLB), T.Miller (CB)

2012-2013 Conference Championship Week

CONFERENCE TITLE GAMES

SEC : (#5, 12-1) Alabama 14 - (#2, 12-1) Callisto 3

ACC : (8-5) Orange Lutheran 31 - (#9, 11-2) Boston College 24

Big XII : (#3, 13-0) Titan 36 - (#22, 10-3) Baylor 10

MAC : (#7, 12-1) West Orion Union 45 - (5-8)Bowling Green 3

C-USA : (#12, 12-1) UCF 33 - (7-6) Houston 14


CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Big 10 : (#6, 11-1) Penn State

Pac-10 : (#2, 12-0) California

Big East : (#19, 11-1) USF

MWC : (#4, 12-0) North Aegis

WAC : (#21, 9-3) Boise State

Sun Belt : (8-4) Troy

Cardinal Crushed On The Farm

(#9 10-2) Stanfurd 7 - (#2 12-0) California 84

PALO ALTO - Cal made the trip across the bay to play rival Stanfurd in the Big Game. Once again the Big Game would have Pac-10 title implications, a win by Stanfurd would send them to the Rose Bowl and exact revenge on Cal for last season.

Apparently Stanfurd didn't prepare for Cal's running game, and it showed from the start of the game. QB Kyle Boehm barely broke a sweat, going 13/13, and managed the offense perfectly. HB Darrell Green sewed up his Heisman bid with 303 yards and 5TD, which wouldn't have been so bad if Stanfurd hadn't allowed 3 rushing TD to Boehm. The Cardinal barely knew what hit them.

Green finishes off Stanfurd.

Stanfurd's offense was completely impotent, its hard to believe they won 10 games. The focal point of their offense, QB Andrew Luck, was not very good at all. Luck threw for 107yards and a TD, but he was picked off twice. Adding to their woes was their punting game, which constantly gave Cal a short field over and over. Stanfurd's back-up was taking kicks, which explains why they couldn't do anything.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 220YDS 4TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 303YDS 5TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 120YDS 3TD
Defense : C.Martin (Cal) - 7TKL 2TFL

Green Shines In Strawberry Canyon

(#2 11-0) California 84 - (1-9) Washington State 0

BERKELEY - California returned home for a game against the Pac-10's worst team, Washington State, and looks like a good bet for their 3rd straight Pac-10 title. Washington State is in a real tail spin, so a visit to Berkeley is probably the last thing they need to turn their season around.

Cal's offense, especially HB Darrell Green, took advantage of the Cougars soft defense and ran wild. Green put a real exclamation point on his Heisman resume with his most dominant performance of the season, he may have wont he Heisman today. Green rumbled for 335 yards and 2TD on the ground, then added 107 yard and 2TD receiving. Two of Green's TD runs were for over 90 yards, putting him quite a bit ahead of the competition.

Green batters weak Cougars.

The Golden Bears ruled the ground, but struggled to contain the Cougars' spread passing attack. Cougar QB Jeff Tuel threw for 173 yards, but ended up getting picked off twice. FS Travon Harvin scooped up a fumble and took it back for a TD, officially outscoring the Cougars by himself.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 376YDS 6TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 335YDS 4TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 144YDS 2TD
Defense : D.Glass (Cal) - 9TKL 5TFL

Green Blooms In The Desert

(5-4) Arizona State 0 - (#2 10-0) California 56

GLENDALE - Cal went from the rainy Northwest to the sweltering desert to take on Arizona State this week. Apparently pounding Washington wasn't impressive, so the Bears dropped their #1 ranking. Callisto beat #2 Alabama 36-24 to leapfrog over Cal, setting up a possible Bears-Calicos title game.

Cal's offense finally took a hit this week, although you couldn't tell looking at the score. QB Kyle Boehm had his worst game of the season, throwing 2INT and only 3TD, but he still managed to rack up 300 yards. HB Darrell Green's Heisman resume got another boost with 156 yards on the ground and 142 int he air, the 6 total TD will look great when voting starts.

Green tramples the Sun Devils.

Cal's defense must have been in Arizona State's huddle, because the Bears were a brick wall as far as the Sun Devils were concerned. The Sun Devils ended up with -35 rushing yards, which helped them to finish the game with 45 total yards of offense. RE/OLB Chris Martin added to his career sack total with 3 more today, the Bears head home to close out the Pac-10 with all the momentum in the world.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 305YDS 3TD 2INT
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 156YDS 4TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 148YDS TD
Defense : C.Martin (Cal) - 5TKL 3TFL 3SACK

Bears Blank Huskies On The Road

(4-5) Washington 0 - (#1 9-0) California 77

SEATTLE - The Golden Bears head north to rainy Seattle to take on Washington. The Huskies had looked good for a time, but the hard times have returned. Washington has struggled to get to .500, but a visit from Cal will surely set them back below .500.

Cal's offense went to work quickly today and completely humiliated Washington at their home field. Kyle Boehm only needed 16 completions to rack up 6TD, and Darrell Green nearly matched him by rushing for 5TD on 16 carries.

Green continues to make his case for the Heisman.

Cal's LB corp basically ate Washington alive today, Sarkisian barely knew what hit him. LB Kevin Towers was all over the field, along with Chris Martin, and the Huskies couldn't get anything going on offense. Martin even managed to pour some salt on the wound by setting Cal's new career sack mark with 32. At the final whistle Cal enjoyed a 590-91 advantage in total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 294YDS 6TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 216YDS 5TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 140YDS 2TD
Defense : K.Towers (Cal) - 6TKL 3TFL 2SACK

Bears Running Game Eats Up Beavers

(#1 8-0) California 63 - (3-4) Oregon State 0

BERKELEY - Cal continued their home stand against Oregon State today, and a win would get them through the meat of the Pac-10 schedule. Cal is just four games away from winning the conference again, but they will have to survive three rough road games to do it.

Cal's offense came to play again, and the use of the read option completely destroyed Oregon State. QB Kyle Boehm spread most of his 276 yards between twins Mike and DeAndre Brown, but most of the damage was done in the second half. Boehm (140) and HB Darrell Green (147) lit up the Beaver's defense for 287 yards and 4TD on the ground, completely crushing any chance of them getting into the game. This marks Boehm's first 100+ yard game.

Boehm's legs are proving dangerous.

Mike Riley must have forgotten to watch tape of the Cal-Arizona game, because they managed to do even less on offense. Oregon State doesn't look the same without HB Jacquizz Rodgers, and Cal completely ate them alive on offense. The Beavers still have senior QB Ryan Katz, but it didn't do much for the offense. Oregon State could barely get across Cal's 30, and specialized in 3-and-outs and sacks. Cal finished this game with a 563-32 advantage in total offense.

GAME LEADERS

Passing : K.Boehm (Cal) - 276YDS 5TD
Rushing : D.Green (Cal) - 147YDS TD
Receiving : M.Brown (Cal) 140YDS 2TD
Defense : D.Glass (Cal) - 4TKL 3SACK