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The California Golden Bears concluded their 15th spring practice on Saturday at the annual California Football Spring Showcase.
The California Football team held its annual California Football Spring Showcase on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at California Memorial Stadium, concluding its 2024 spring practice session.
The 60-play scrimmage over two 11-on-11 team periods highlighted an afternoon that also included a tackling and 4-on-1 competitive period, a red zone knockout drill, and three special teams periods.
“We tried to create some different competitive situations,” Travers Family head football coach Justin Wilcox Said.
The Bears scored six touchdowns during the team period as a quarterback. belay brummell He threw for two touchdowns and ran for another. Nate Lucena And Marquez Dortsch completed scoring tosses of 16 and 4 yards. Fernando Mendoza There was also an 8-yard touchdown pass to tobias meriweathermeanwhile dean taylor chapman and Jaivian Thomas He had scoring runs of 2 and 1 yards.
with mendoza Trond Grizel He made the biggest play of the day, connecting on a 60-yard pass on his team's first play.
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Mendoza completed 7 of 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. chandler rogers He went 4-of-10 for 29 yards and an interception. brady weingart Brummell went 3-of-4 for 37 yards with one interception, and Brummell went 2-of-3 for 23 yards with two TD throws.
Cole Bossia He had a game-high four receptions for 20 yards and led 12 receivers with at least one catch.
byron cardwell He paced nine different Golden Bears who carried the ball with 11 carries and 61 yards on the ground.
aaron hampton Led the defense with 7 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards). Akili Calhoun (-8 yards), BJ Jones (-8 yards), murphy glasgow (-7 yards), Stanley Saor-Mackenzie (-5 yards) each had one sack.
cam sydney and mays bryant Each had an intercept.
Off-field activities include those sponsored by the Cal State Football Summer Reading Challenge. Jadon Ott and jack endriesan exhibition of fan field goal and passing competition, and numerous interviews inside the stadium and on the Pac-12 Network.
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2024 california football
California will begin its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024. The campaign begins on August 31st with a non-conference home game against UC Davis, and the Golden Bears' first ACC conference game is scheduled for September 21st at Florida State. California hosted four home ACC contests in its first campaign as a member of the league, at Miami (October 5), North Carolina State (October 19), Syracuse (November 16) and Stanford ( Nov. 23) will visit California Memorial Stadium. . In addition to the season opener against UC Davis and four ACC games, the Bears will host San Diego State (Sept. 14) and Oregon State (October 26) in Berkeley.
Cal begins its five-game road schedule on September 7th by traveling to Auburn for a home series return game against perennial SEC powerhouse, followed by a trip to Florida State before an ACC road tilt at Pittsburgh (October 12th). ) is planned. , Wake Forest (November 8) and his SMU (November 30).
The ACC Championship Game is scheduled for December 7th at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
All of California's games are held on Saturdays, except for Friday's contest at Wake Forest. Meanwhile, the Bears have byes in Weeks 5 and 10. Kickoff times and television networks for all games will be announced at a later date.
Cal features national honors candidate at junior running back Jadon Ottled the Pac-12 last season with 1,315 yards and 12 touchdowns on 246 carries and finished ninth nationally with an average of 109.6 rushing yards per contest. Ott earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors and was named a Phil Steele All-American in 2023, an honorable mention. In his first two seasons at the University of California, he had 416 carries, 2,212 yards and 20 touchdowns in 24 games. 22 start. Ott will begin his junior campaign in 2024 with 1,155 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns within Russell White's school record of 3,367 rushing yards and 35 touchdowns on the ground.
All six players from California's 2023 Independence Bowl team, who earned All-Pac-12 team honors last season, will return in 2024, joining Ott as a second-team punter. Lachlan Wilsonhonorable mention selection at outside linebacker. david lees and defensive back craig woodsonand two freshman winners of the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year inside linebacker. Cade Uruabe and Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honorable mention quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
Uruabe and tight end jack endries A 2023 All-American Rookie of the Year candidate, Uruabe is a three-time first-team player (College Football Network, FWAA, The Athletic), and Endries received first-team recognition from College Football News. He earned second-team honors from The Athletic and was named an honorable mention by College Football Network.
Cal returns a total of 16 players with at least six starts in 2023.
The returnees will join a 2024 recruiting class that also includes a transfer portal group that currently ranks No. 8 in the nation according to On3Sports after reaching as high as No. 6 in the nation. There are currently 30 scholarship players in the recruiting class, including 18 who joined the Bears. As a mid-year enrollee in January.
Cal also made coaching changes on the offensive side of the ball in 2024. mike brusch After serving as offensive line coach/run game coordinator during the regular season, he became offensive coordinator/offensive line coach just before the 2023 Independence Bowl. Brusch's 2023 offensive line provides Ott with space to run, and the Bears' average of 172.8 rushing yards per game last season was the program's best since 2012, contributing to much of the team's improvement on the ground. It is believed that.
Additionally, Cal added Starlin Gilbert as passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach and former Cal standout offensive lineman. mike safel Coach tight ends.
2024 California Football Schedule
Date – Opponent
August 31 – University of California, Davis
September 7th – At Auburn
September 14 – San Diego State
September 21 – Florida State University*
October 5th – Miami*
October 12 – Pittsburgh*
October 19 – North Carolina*
October 26 – Oregon
November 8 – Wake Forest*
November 16 – Syracuse*
November 23 – Stanford*
November 30 – SMU*
December 7th – ACC Football Championship Game+
Bold home game at California Memorial Stadium*ACC Games; +Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) All Saturday games except Friday at Wake Forest.Kickoff time and broadcast television network will be announced at a later date.
2024 California Football Season Tickets
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- Limited gift for season ticket holders
- Access to special experiences and events
- Priority for additional purchases of single game, away game, and postseason tickets
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