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Golden Bears offer football scholarship to eighth grader

May 30, 2026

By Jake Curtis, California Golden Bears: This week Cal offered a football scholarship to an eighth-grader, Aydan Steen, who is not scheduled to enter college until 2030.

But before you suggest that Tosh Lupoi and the Bears are starting this recruitment too early, you should know that four other Power Four conference schools have offered Steen.

Miami, the preseason favorite to win the ACC title in 2026, offered Steen a scholarship way back in December, and that was followed by offers from USC, UCLA and SMU before Cal jumped in.

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