Both have been compared to Reggie Bush, with Desean Jackson going so far as to call Best "Little Bush." Both were some of the most highly recruited running back prospects in the country, with McKnight obviously having received a bit more press. Both played as true freshman and immediately got playing time, and subsequently, both made immediate impacts for their teams. Oh, and both wear number 4.

Is there such a thing for NCAA Football Cover Players? Most self respecting Madden videogame and/or NFL fans are aware of the infamous Madden Curse with NFL pro players. But what about NCAA 's former cover stars? I decided to do some investigating and see what misfortunes if any, have struck those who've been forever ingrained on the covers of past games.

For a few weeks now, there have been mumblings and grumblings in the Cal Football fan community of new uniforms to be revealed this upcoming season. No one had really been able to get any confirmation of this or nab any photos of what these might look like.

Until now.

Okay. Not really. The only real "evidence" I found was when I was looking at some gameplay video of NCAA Football 09. In a video highlighting Cal vs. Florida State, we got what may potentially be the new uniforms, in rendered video game form. Take a look for yourself.

It looks like EA has chosen our boy Desean Jackson to be their cover boy for the Playstation 2 version of NCAA Football 2009. Pretty sick cover if you ask me. Definitely beats Jared Zabranksy's cover from last year (even though the 2007 Fiesta Bowl was one of the greatest college football games ever).

Don't expect any major changes for the current BCS system for at least the next six years. ESPN reports that John Swofford, who serves as the BCS Chairman and ACC commissioner, announced today that they will keep the current BCS system of 4 BCS bowl games and one national championship bowl game through the 2014 season.

It seems that the Cal Bears players who didn't get a call about being drafted this weekend, have found a home—for now. Wide receiver Robert Jordan and Offensive Lineman Brian De La Puente have reportedly signed free agent deals with the San Francisco 49ers.

A few weeks ago, I had given a Pac-10 QB Battle Update, highlighting that Patrick Cowan had won the long-standing QB Battle over Ben Olsen for the starting position.

Well it appears the Patrick Cowan can't catch a break.

Cal exported its largest draft class in school history, with 6 Golden Bears being drafted yesterday. I already covered Cal's top draftee Desean Jackson yesterday, and am finishing the rest of the look at the other Bears taken.

What a weekend it was for the draft! Actually, not really. With the exception of Desean Jackson's mini-slide (fall to the 2nd round), most of the Cal players were taken about where most draft scouts expected them to. By the time the draft was over, 6 Cal players were taken, and I expect a few more to sign in free agency over the course of the next few weeks or months ( Robert Jordan, Andrew Larson etc).

The Cal players drafted were: Desean Jackson, Craig Stevens, Thomas DeCoud, Lavelle Hawkins, Mike Gibson, and Justin Forsett. I'll be providing my thoughts on each of the selections, but thought I'd get the biggest one out of the way.

We wrap up the look back at the past five drafts to look at the careers of the Cal players taken in the NFL draft, and how things have been working out for them. We've seen our shares of highs, lows, and a lot of players who discovered just how hard it is to play, let alone stay healthy, in the NFL.

2007 was another strong year in the draft for the Bears, headlined by the Beast himself, Marshawn Lynch.

As we approach the end of the week leading up to the NFL Draft, we look back at the previous NFL Drafts and how they've worked out for the Cal Players drafted, and their respective teams. After a monstrous 2005 year that saw 5 Cal players taken in the draft, 2006 would prove to be a more quiet year. In place of the Heisman candidates and 1st round picks were the late rounders who exemplified the quiet yet solid strength of the Cal program for the last number of years--the offensive linemen. All 3 players who were drafted that year were O-line guys, and we take a look to see how things have worked out.

2005 was a banner year for Cal in terms of the talent they had drafted that year. Highlighted by NCAA season rushing leader J.J. Arrington, and Heisman candidate and potential #1 overall pick Aaron Rodgers, there appeared to sure fire hits with most of the Bears drafted. Oh, but the drama that would ensue...

Continuing the series of looking back at how the last few drafts have worked out for former California Golden Bears and their respective teams, we look at 2004. Only two players were selected in the draft, and both have had a rocky journey to say in the least, in 4 years they've been in the pros. And worse, they've both ended up with the Raiders.

To celebrate the week leading up to the NFL Draft, I've decided to take my loyal readers down memory lane and revisit the last 5 NFL Drafts and see how it's worked out for the Cal players selected, and the teams who were lucky or unlucky enough to select them.

We're going to kick it off by looking at the 2003 NFL Draft.

"The fight began with team members flirting with Willis-Starbuck and her friends. When the women rejected the advances, the football players became angry, with one saying one of the women looked like Chewbacca."