The 1982 Stanford – Cal game had arguably the craziest ending in college football history.  Stanford was led by quarterback John Elway and took a 20-19 lead with only four seconds remaining.  The game was over. On the ensuing kickoff Cal’s Kevin Moen fielded the squib kick before pitching the football to avoid being tackled.  Four laterals later

Cal running back Jahvid Best is expected to announce today that he will forgo is senior season and enter the 2010 NFL draft. A press conference is scheduled for 3:00 pm PDT today. Report: Jahvid Best to leave Cal for NFL Draft - San Jose Mercury News.

I know I'm about a week and a half behind, but I need to re-cap the 2010 NFL Draft for our Golden Bears. The 2010 NFL Draft included 3 Golden Bears, and 2 of them heard their names called in the first round. The surprise of the draft undoubtedly was the 10th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cal's DE Tyson Alualu. Do disrespect to Tyson, but nobody had him going...

Every year there are two or three players chose in the 1st-round that don’t have a consensus 1st-round grade. Typically these players are selected by championship-caliber teams that have only one or two holes to fill and chose to do so through the draft. This year, the Colts are one of those teams that could reach [...]

The preseason polls are kind of silly, since they are based on nothing at all.   Well, you could claim they are based on the expertise of coaches or media members, but they base their opinions on whatever magazines they happen to read and whatever people tell them.   But those are all based on last year’s [...]

Since 2000, the Texas Longhorns football team has made a home away from home in San Diego in late December. Most recently, Texas faced off against the Arizona Sun Devils in the 2007 edition of the game, leaving San Diego with a 52-34 victory. Mack Brown’s team also made the trip to Cali in 2000, 2001, and 2003. This time around Texas’ opponent will be the California...

From MSNBC: Jahvid Best, California RB — stock upHe might have moved from the bottom of round 2/top of round 3 to the top of round 2 with a very nice workout, including a 4.35 40. He’s a love him or hate him type of player. Some think he’s no better than a No. 2 back and kick returner. But the scouts who think he’s more than that like him more than ever now...

This series is supported by Muscle Milk It's been an up and down season for the California Golden Bears, as they are 4-0 at home in Memorial Stadium but 0-3 on the road. The trek to Corvallis to see the Golden Bears take on Oregon State at Reser Stadium on Saturday would either continue the trend of bad road performances or jump-start a positive second half of this season...

Any self-respecting sports writer knows it’s an act of idiocy to proclaim anyone a star after one game, exspecially when the opponent is a Division I-AA schoool. Well, we have have no self-respect and we are proud of our idiocy, so we are going to dub Cal Golden Bears freshman wide receiver Keenan Allen a star.   Granted, [...]

Willie Lyles is the high school scout/agent who got Oregon into trouble by saying he was paid to influence recruits' decisions. Now he's reportedly been linked to LSU and Cal.

Buckle your seat belts ladies and gentlemen as we take you on a four-state tour from the rainy terrain of Pullman, Washington, to the arid desert of Tucson Arizona. Only two years remain for the Pac-10 as we know it. In the near future, Colorado and Utah will join the conference and change the landscape. With them, they will bring divisions, a revised schedule, and a conference championship...

Last week I wondered if California could beat up on a BCS conference team. This week I got my question answered in the form of a 52-7 victory Saturday afternoon. Cal dominated the game in all phases. There were times towards the end of the first half where I felt they got complacent. But the defense put me in my place by creating a turnover and taking it the distance. This was a...

California 34, Stanford 28. Cal running back Shane Vereen may never be mistaken for the spectacular blazer he replaced in the Bears' backfield, Jahvid Best, or the thundering Mack truck on the opposite sideline tonight, Toby Gerhart, and may never approach the broad star power of either. But Vereen shouldered as many carries against the Cardinal (42) as any back in the country has...

Nothing can stir the discussion pot better than a Stanford vs. Cal debate, regardless of the topic.    Since our website is not equipped to document the relative merits of Nobel Prize winners from the two esteemed Bay Area colleges, we will resort to a subject that has a greater impact on the condition of our planet  — [...]

For the second time in twenty years, both the University of Stanford and the University of California are bowl eligible before the battle for the Axe, which currently resides at Stanford and Andrew Luck. Cal is looking to get the Axe back and the Bears have won two of the last four "big" games and seven out of nine under head coach Jeff Tedford. Cal, 6-4 overall, is...

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl - 23 Utah VS California 8 P.M. Both teams have the ability to score at will, so defense will be the key in this matchup. For Utah, taking away the running game will go a long way for the Utes. They caught a break with tailback Jahvid Best not playing in this game but his backup, Shane Vereen is capable of putting up big numbers...

Disappointing news for all Bears fans came on Saturday, as junior tailback Jahvid Best declared his intention to leave Berkeley and enter the NFL Draft. #4 was a dynamic and electrifying player for the Bears, who all too often was on the sidelines due to injury. Whenever he touched the ball, he was a threat to score, and nobody could match his blazing speed or quickness. In his limited...

Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount believes that he's the best running back in this year's NFL Draft. Character issues have caused his stock to slide and he won't be the first running back taken next week. "He was a first- or second-rounder before," said John Clayton, an NFL analyst for ESPN. C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Jonathan Dwyer (Georgia Tech), Ryan Matthews...

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that California running back Jahvid Best has declared that he will forgo his senior season and enter the 2010 NFL Draft. “I feel like I’m ready to play in the NFL, and I feel like I can be successful,” Best said on a conference call. “This is an opportunity I [...]

Shane Vereen RB California Ht: 5’10″ Wt: 210 Strengths: Small compact build makes him tough to bring down. Impressive speed; plays faster than his timed speed. Excellent quickness; has the agility to make guys miss in the open field. A shifty runner who does a great job finding holes in tight spaces. Excellent receiver. Experience as a return specialist. Weaknesses...

Sendoffs to great players leaving campus early. It's too soon to tell whether Jahvid Best's three-year stay at California will be remembered mainly for his spectacular play, or for its spectacularly disturbing ending, when Best crashed head-first into the end zone from at least six feet off the turf after a goal-line leap against Oregon State in November. The junior speedster confirmed...

California Bears running back Shane Vereen told the Santa Clara Valley Signal that he will forgo his senior season and enter the 2011 NFL Draft. “I think the big part of my decision is I graduated early. I graduated in 3 1/2 years,” said Vereen, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications. “The fact [...]

C.J. Anderson scored three touchdowns, Isi Sofele ran for 145 yards and another score and California ended the regular season with a 47-38 win over Arizona State Friday night. Anderson scored on two runs and a 74-yard catch, and Giorgio Tavecchio hit four field goals to help Cal (7-5, 4-5) ensure its ninth winning season in 10 years. Zach Maynard threw for 237 yards and a touchdown...

California star tailback Jahvid Best will not play in the Big Game against Stanford this week as he recovers from a concussion. Coach Jeff Tedford said Monday there is "no chance" Best would play Saturday against No. 14 Stanford. Best sustained his second concussion in an eight-day period when he fell on his back and head from about 8 feet in the air on Nov. 7 against Oregon State.

Shane Vereen, RB, California Height: 5′10″ Weight: 204 lbs. Class: Junior Pros: Low center of gravity Good speed Patient runner Takes good angles Decent receiver Handles kick returns Cons: Struggles at times to break tackles Doesn’t use speed to his advantage Doesn’t use the stiff arm Not enough film to know if he is a capable blocker Thoughts: Thickly...