Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele’s name is part of every discussion regarding Cal’s disappointing 2026 season. He was expected to lead Cal to new heights this season under new head coach Tosh Lupoi after his outstanding freshman season in 2025 offered so much promise, leading to projections that he would be a first-round pick in the 2028 NFL draft.
It’s not a good sign for Cal football when a team that is riding a three-game losing streak and lost its most recent game by 44 points is a double-digit favorite over the Bears.
By any measure, Cal’s football season under first-year head coach Tosh Lupoi has fallen far short of what virtually everyone expected. The Bears are 3-6
College football doesn’t hand out sympathy points to first-year head coaches. You either deliver results or start answering uncomfortable questions. Building a staff, establishing a culture, and adjusting to a new program might take time, but patience wears thin when losses pile up.
How many of the QB's with at least 35 touchdown passes in a single season can you name in five minutes?
After a four-game skid early in the 2020 season, Washington head coach Ron Rivera took the podium and told the press, “I’m taking my shot.” He said this in regard to winning an exceptionally weak division.
Quarterback is the most important position for an NFL team. That wasn’t always the case, but it has been the case for, you know, 50 years at this point essentially.
How many of the winningest head coaches in NFL history can you name?
Former NFL quarterback Kurt Benkert delivered a pointed critique of Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur on Thursday, comparing him to former Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera and questioning whether the Packers can win another NFC North title under his watch.
Thirty-seven days remain before the Carolina Panthers kick off their 2026 season, and the usual pregame ritual is gone. Cat Scratch Reader has officially scrapped the decade-long tradition of matching jersey numbers to the countdown days.
The Ron Rivera era will not be remembered fondly by historians. While the coach was a highly liked, well-respected individual, Rivera walked into a situation in Washington that was just not normal.
The Carolina Panthers had a really rough run of coaches after firing Ron Rivera. Things have finally begun to change under Dave Canales, though, and a recent coaching staff ranking suggests the Panthers might finally have it figured out.
With a buzz surrounding the Cal football program we haven’t felt in years, fans will get their first early look at what new coach Tosh Lupoi’s team will look like during the Bears’ annual spring game on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
From Billy "White Shoes" Johnson to Deion Sanders to Devin Hester, here are the greatest return men for each of the NFL's 32 teams.
As of Tuesday, seven NFL head coach openings have been filled. The last three left to be filled are the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland browns and Las Vegas Raiders.
Ron Rivera has coached in the NFL for nearly three decades, but he is now trying a much different venture.
Ron Rivera and Cam Newton once upon a time made a great team. So good, in fact, that the quarterback of the Carolina Panthers won MVP and took his team to the Super Bowl.
We know Bill Belichick is a Super Bowl winner and a legendary one at that, but it turns out he's also a trendsetter.
According to Jonathan Jones, former Panthers and Commanders HC Ron Rivera is expected to take a “general manager-like” role at the University of California,
Former Commanders and Panthers head coach Ron Rivera met with the Jaguars over the weekend regarding a role on Liam Coen‘s new coaching staff, per Sports Illustrated’s John Shipley.
Kliff Kingsbury deserves some credit for Jayden Daniels' successful rookie year.
The Commanders last coach once stated that if he was fired and the team proceeded to win the Super Bowl, he would deserve a ring. Well, he might, but not for the reason he implied.
Riverboat Ron is dropping down from the rafters for another interview.
The Chicago Bears announced a long list of candidates to fill their head coaching vacancy. Then there was another name added that is familiar to fans. Ron Rivera is a proven head coach with success who also has ties to the team’s glory days.
The Bears will interview Ron Rivera this weekend for their head coaching job.
The New York Jets announced they’ve completed an interview with former Commanders HC Ron Rivera for their vacant head coaching position. Rivera is the first scheduled interview for the Jets who are also expected to interview Rex Ryan for the role. Rivera, 62, is a former second-round pick of the Bears back in 1984.
New York is looking for experience in both the head coach and general manager positions, and Rivera would certainly qualify in that regard.
Ron Rivera's time with the Washington Commanders was an unmitigated disaster. The head coach seemed pleased with the culture he'd built, but this seems ill-judged when one considers what's happened in the first campaign since his departure.
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