As if Cal’s first-year head coach Sonny Dykes didn’t already have enough problems to deal with, last Friday freshman running back Fabiano Hale was injured and taken to a hospital after a locker-room fight with a teammate. Mix that fight [...]
The 2013 season figured to be a tough one for Sonny Dykes in his first season with the Cal Bears. He inherited one of the youngest rosters in college football that had to learn a completely new offense and defensive [...]
The 2013 season has been a rough one for the Cal Bears, particularly on defense. The Bears rank dead last in the Pac 12 in total defense, surrendering 525.4 yards per game, and scoring defense, allowing 44.4 points per game. [...]
The Washington State Cougars traveled to Berkeley this weekend to take on the Cal Bears in a matchup of Pac 12 North foes in desperate need of a bounceback after blowout losses a week ago. Both teams were counting on [...]
Things haven’t started off so well for the Cal Bears under new head coach Sonny Dykes. While many expected the young roster to struggle with a daunting early-season schedule, there is still plenty of disappointment with the team’s current 1-3 [...]
The Cal Bears had a puncher’s chance going into their game on Saturday with the Ohio State Buckeyes thanks to the prolific offense Sonny Dykes had unleashed under quarterback Jared Goff. The true freshman led the nation in passing after [...]
The world can be a pretty big place for an 18-year-old kid just starting out on his own. Put him under center as the starting quarterback for a Pac 12 team like the Cal Bears and the spotlight and pressure [...]
The Cal Bears came up short in their bid to upset the No. 22 Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, but gave Sonny Dykes plenty to build on as the season goes on. The biggest revelation might be the talent of true [...]
Sonny Dykes came to Berkeley to rejuvenate a Cal Bears football program that had plateaued under Jeff Tedford and begun the quick slide back into the bottom of the Pac 12. He’ll bring a new system on both sides of [...]
As Sonny Dykes takes over the Cal Bears and implements his up-tempo offensive attack, there are bound to be some growing pains. Those struggles are only going to be exacerbated by the extreme youth of his new roster. While those [...]