Cal GM Ron Rivera foresees college football ‘mega conference’ similar to NFL
Rivera sees college football developing into one huge conference with regionalized groupings of teams, similar to the NFL.
Read MoreCal News
SuperWest
Cal News Feed
A Roundup of Cal Stories from throughout the West and beyond
Cal OC Bryan Harsin says the Bears are close to naming starting quarterback
Cal offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin hasn’t settled on a starting quarterback yet, but he said that decision isn’t far away.
Read MoreCal hires national champion Texas assistant Steve Singleton as softball HC
Steve Singleton, an assistant coach for 2025 national champion Texas, was named Cal’s head softball coach on Monday.
Read MoreCal GM Ron Rivera discusses how $14M will be paid to football players
Starting this season, Golden Bears football players will be paid by the university, but they don’t all get the same amount.
Read MoreFormer Cal RB Jaydn Ott on difference at Oklahoma: ‘These guys care’
Ahead of his first preseason camp with the Sooners, Ott detailed one of the biggest differences between his former school and his new one.
Read MoreCal men’s basketball announces 2025-26 nonconference schedule
Cal men’s basketball will play 11 of its 13 nonconference games at home during Mark Madsen‘s third season at the helm.
Read More12 questions facing Cal football ahead of start of preseason camp
Cal opens preseason football camp on Wednesday, July 30, with a lot of questions to be answered before their first game on August 30.
Read MoreSuccessful College GameDay led to Ron Rivera being hired as Cal football GM
Ron Rivera took some time on Tuesday to describe exactly how he became the Cal Bears football general manager.
Read MoreACC to mandate player injury reports, tighten rules on field/court storming
News stories from around the West and beyond
Read MoreFormer Pac-12 basketball foes Cal, UCLA to play in San Francisco in November
The UCLA men’s basketball team will face California in a non-conference showdown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Chase Center in San Francisco.
Read MoreFormer Cal star Jared Goff Shines in Netflix documentary series ‘Quarterback’
Former Cal star Goff had an eventful 2024 season, which includes the Lions’ 15-2 regular-season record and impending fatherhood
Read MoreCal, Stanford attendees announced for 2025 ACC Football Kickoff
Atlantic Coast Conference welcomes 68 standout student-athletes and all 17 head coaches to the 2025 ACC Football Kickoff.
Read MoreCal Bears new co-ADs will not oversee the football program
In their July 2 introduction as Cal’s new co-athletic directors, Jay Larson and Jenny Simon-O’Neill noted the innovative leadership model.
Read MoreMultiple players transfer from Cal softball following coach’s resignation
Seven of Cal’s nine starting position players and three of the Golden Bears’ five main pitchers have entered the transfer portal.
Read MoreTommy Tofi, 4-star OL in the class of 2026, decommits from Cal
Sacramento four-star interior offensive lineman Tommy Tofi has decommitted from Cal, he announced on Monday via social media.
Read More3-star offensive lineman Koloi Keli flips commitment to Oregon from Cal
Cal Golden Bears 3-star offensive lineman commit Koloi Keli flips to the Oregon Ducks for the class of 2026.
Read MoreESPN: BYU, Cal, UCLA & USC biggest recruiting winners for the month of June
ESPN dives into June’s recruiting winners, what’s next for eams that missed big and the programs most likely to climb over the next month.
Read MoreLooking for development at Indiana, QB Fernando Mendoza laments leaving Cal
The Hoosiers pulled off perhaps the most impactful yet unheralded move of the offseason when it added Cal transfer QB Fernando Mendoza.
Read MoreOregon football looking to flip 4-star Cal OL commit Tommy Tofi
The case of 4-star OL Tommy Tofi, who committed to Cal in June, is starting to look similar to experience with QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.
Read MoreCal adds 3-star LB Rocky Cummings to its rising 2026 class
Rocky Cummings, a three-star linebacker from Carlsbad, California, has committed to Cal for the class of 2026.
Read MoreDetails sparse on Cal’s long-term plan for AD following Knowlton retirement
Details are sparse, but it’s been clear for some time that Chancellor Lyons will put his imprint on this and that he is expecting results.
Read MoreCal AD announces retirement as chancellor explores new leadership structure
Cal’s athletic department will be under new leadership as athletic director Jim Knowlton announced his retirement after seven years.
Read MoreCal football lands two 2026 three-star commitments on Sunday
Cal football lands commitments from 3-star defensive lineman Kingston Schirmer and 3-star offensive tackle Esaiah Wong.
Read MoreAustrian basketball player Luca Wolf commits to Cal football for 2026
Luca Wolf, a TE prospect from Vienna, Austria, announced on social media on Thursday that he has committed to Cal for the class of 2026.
Read MoreCal NIL collective, California Legends, announces it will suspend operations
Due to the House settlement, California Legends Collective president Kevin Kennedy announced Cal’s NIL collective will suspend operations.
Read MoreCal committed to providing necessary funds for athletes following settlement
Cal reported Saturday that it is committed to providing the funds necessary to compete in this new world of college sports.
Read MoreACC coaches say Cal is bad fit for league, encourage Justin Wilcox to leave
The preview magazine at Athlon Sports shared anonymous quotes from coaches around the league about the other programs in the ACC.
Read MoreCal football lands sixth commitment this week with in-state QB Brady Palmer
Brady Palmer, a three-star quarterback at Cathedral High School in San Diego, has committed to Cal for the class of 2026.
Read More3-star TE Taimane Purcell commits to Cal following official visit
High three-star tight end Taimane Purcell became the next commitment for the California Golden Bears in the 2026 class.
Read MoreCal’s Raphael, Stanford’s Pantelis among ACC transfers to make instant impact
In the modern era of college football, find or losing players through the transfer portal can make or break a team.
Read MoreFour-star offensive lineman Tommy Tofi commits to California
Sacramento (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan four-star offensive lineman Tommy Tofi is staying home and going to Cal.
Read More4-star running back Victor Santino commits to Cal for class of 2026
Cal received a big recruiting boost when four-star running back Victor Santino committed to their 2026 class after a weekend campus visit.
Read MoreCal adds 3-star offensive tackle Elisha Faamatuauinu to 2026 class
After making his official visit to Cal this past weekend, 3-star OL Elisha Faamatuauinu announced his commitment on social media.
Read MoreBYU football’s 2026 class on target to be one of the best in program history
For BYU, this June could very well be the most impactful recruiting month in program history, according to 247Sports’ Brandon Huffman.
Read MoreACC announces conference basketball matchups for 2025-26 season
The ACC has released each team’s conference opponents ahead of the 2025-26 men’s basketball season and will feature an 18-game schedule.
Read MoreFlorida Atlantic transfer center Mantas Kocanas commits to Cal basketball
Florida Atlanta transfer big man Mantas Kocanas has committed to Cal basketball, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
Read MoreSeveral teams from West part of EA Sports College Football 26 deluxe cover
Tuesday, EA Sports released the upcoming College Football 26 regular and deluxe edition covers which includes athletes, coaches and mascots.
Read MoreFormer football HC Jeff Tedford elected into Cal Athletics Hall of Fame
The former Golden Bears head coach is one of eight new inductees into the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame, the school announced Thursday.
Read MoreCBS Sports: Ranking the Power Four college football coaches for 2025 season
CBS Sports released its ranking of the Power Four (previously P5) college football head coaches for the upcoming 2025 season.
Read MoreFormer Beaver Stephen Paea joins Cal football staff as assistant DL coach
Cal football added help to the defensive front, hiring Stephen Paea to a new pass rush specialist/assitant defensive line coaching position.
Read MoreCBS Sports: Cal, Stanford among top 10 bleakest QB rooms for 2025 season
CBS Sports ranked the top 10 bleakest QB situations for Power 4 conference teams entering the 2025 college football season.
Read MoreCal football signs Purdue transfer wide receiver Jayden Dixon-Veal
Purdue transfer receiver Jayden Dixon-Veal, who is returning home to the Bay Area, signed with the Cal Bears on Friday.
Read MoreHiring a general manager is the new gold rush in college football
A growing community of CFB GMs now includes former Colts star QBAndrew Luck (Stanford) and two-time NFL Coach of the Year Ron Rivera (Cal).
Read MoreCal adds 4 from transfer portal on Thursday including LB Harrison Taggart
Justin Wilcox’s team has kicked things into overdrive over the last week adding talent from the portal, and Thursday was the most fruitful.
Read MoreFour-star edge rusher Camron Brooks commits to Cal for 2026
Cal landed a 2026 football recruiting commitment Sunday from Camron Brooks, a highly rated edge rusher from Thomasville, Georgia.
Read MoreCBS Sports: CU, UCLA winners; Cal, Stanford losers in spring football portal
A roundup of the best news stories from the West and beyond
Read MoreCal football GM Ron Rivera announces $500K crowdfund initiative
The initiative would be matched up to $500K with donations from Rivera, Justin Wilcox and NIL collective board member Kevin Kennedy.
Read MoreSyracuse transfer forward Chris Bell commits to Cal basketball
Former Syracuse small forward Chris Bell has committed to Cal out of the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Joe Tipton.
Read More