An out-of-town writer stopped by practice today and wanted to know about — surprise — the quarterbacks. Coach Jeff Tedford didn’t break much news, but he did seem to imply that he wouldn’t wait until the first week of the season to name a quarterback if one of them earned it.
“It would be nice if [...]
The Bears put on shoulder pads for the first time tonight and it resulted in a spirited practice with some actual hitting going on. It will be flat-out football on Friday when the team practices in full pads for the first time, but Wednesday’s practice included some collisions and a whole lot of enthusiasm on [...]
Tags: brett johnson, cody jones, Eddie Young, football, Gary Doxy, Jahvid Best, Jeff Tedford, Kevin Riley, Nate Longshore, shane, Shane Vereen, Tracy Slocum, Zack FollettMonday may have been the first day of practice, but Tuesday was the first day the Bears really sunk their teeth into a lot of things. Cal eased into things Monday with mostly individual drills. Tuesday, there was much more 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 action, as well as a couple of special teams periods.
Highlights included:
–The beginning [...]
Spring practice for 2008 came to a close this morning under a beating sun as the Bears capped off their workouts with a three-hour session that included two long stints of situational scrimmaging.
After spending most of the spring practicing in the brisk early evening that typically saw media types and friends of the program trying [...]
Cal’s offense had one of its better practices of the spring, as quarterback Kevin Riley had one his best sessions in a while, as did the Bears’ receivers.
Riley looked more confident during the two-minute drill near the beginning of practice, dealing with the defense’s pass rush to complete short passes to Nyan Boateng and Tad [...]
First of all, thanks to all for all of your well-wishes. Now, back to business:
The Bears went a little shorter than usual Friday because they have a morning practice on Saturday. Most of their practice focused on fundamentals and going through plays, with only a brief session of 11-on-11 near the end of the session.
Some formerly injured players – linebackers Zack Follett [...]
Cal Player testifies in Berkeley Shooting Trial
Current Cal defensive back Gary Doxy testified on Friday as a witness during the trial involving the death of Meleia Willis-Starbuck, almost three years ago. Apparently, Doxy was walking near Dwight and …