MICHAEL WAGAMAN
Colorado quarterback Sam Noyer, right, runs toward the end zone in front of tight end C.J. Schmanski to score a touchdown against Stanford during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Colorado holds off Stanford behind Noyer's big day

Michael Wagaman Nov. 14, 2020 07:28 PM EST
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sam Noyer passed for two touchdowns and ran for two

California quarterback Chase Garbers (7) hands off to running back DeShawn Collins (26) against Illinois during the second half of the Redbox Bowl NCAA college football game Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Garbers big day leads Cal past Illinois in Redbox Bowl

By Michael Wagaman Dec. 30, 2019 07:52 PM EST
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As a freshman a year ago, Chase Garbers was benched

California coach Justin Wilcox, left, talks to an official during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
California takes on Illinois in Redbox Bowl

Michael Wagaman Dec. 29, 2019 10:02 AM EST
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As a defensive-minded coach trying to find his way

Stanford wide receiver Donald Stewart (8) celebrates with teammate Osiris St. Brown (9) after scoring a touchdown against California during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Garbers' late touchdown lifts Cal past Stanford 24-20

By Michael Wagaman Nov. 23, 2019 07:37 PM EST
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — It took nearly a decade, a heads-up play by oft-injured

California quarterback Chase Garbers, right, passes against Southern California in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
California, Stanford limping into 122nd Big Game

By Michael Wagaman Nov. 22, 2019 03:31 PM EST
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The 122nd Big Game between rivals Stanford and

California quarterback Devon Modster rushes against Washington State in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
USC’s passing game looking to test stingy Cal secondary

By Michael Wagaman Nov. 15, 2019 04:09 PM EST
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — For a team that has historically produced a bevy of

Washington State's Easop Winston Jr. makes a pass reception against California in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Modster has 4 touchdowns in return, Cal holds off WSU 33-20

By Michael Wagaman Nov. 09, 2019 10:44 PM EST
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Devon Modster wasn't too impressed with the best game

Cal's Evan Weaver wants more than individual honors

By Michael Wagaman Nov. 08, 2019 02:58 PM EST
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California linebacker Evan Weaver received word this

Oregon State wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins (17) reacts with tight end Teagan Quitoriano (84) after scoring a touchdown against the California in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, October 19, 2019. (AP Photo/John Hefti)
Oregon State blows lead, comes back to beat Cal 21-17

By Michael Wagaman Oct. 19, 2019 06:11 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Having seen his team dominate California all game, Oregon

California linebacker Evan Weaver (89) celebrates after a tackle on the final play of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. California won 28-20. California used a goal-line stand as time ran out to beat Mississippi, the Bears’ first road win over an SEC school since 1977 and the Pac-12’s first since 2010. Linebacker Evan Weaver swooped in from the outside and stopped Mississippi quarterback John Rhys Plumlee on a sneak as the clock hit zeroes for the last and most important of his career-high 22 tackles.(AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
California tries to get back on track against Oregon State

By Michael Wagaman Oct. 18, 2019 04:08 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California safety Trey Turner III realizes time is running

Stanford's Cameron Scarlett, center, is tackled by Washington's Elijah Molden, left, and Brandon Wellington during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Scarlett's career day helps Stanford beat No. 15 Washington

By Michael Wagaman Oct. 06, 2019 01:59 AM EDT
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Scarlett had the best day of his career, yet all

Washington's Cameron Williams (16) celebrates his interception against Southern Cal with teammate Kamren Fabiculanan (31) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
No. 15 Washington looks to end drought in Stanford

By Michael Wagaman Oct. 04, 2019 01:36 PM EDT
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Washington coach Chris Petersen isn't joking when he says he

California quarterback Chase Garbers prepares to pass against Arizona State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
California QB Chase Garbers out indefinitely with injury

By Michael Wagaman Sep. 30, 2019 09:52 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California will be without starting quarterback Chase Garbers

California's Cameron Goode (19) tackles North Texas' Rico Bussey Jr. (8) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/San Jose Mercury News via AP)
Garbers helps Cal run past North Texas 23-17

By Michael Wagaman Sep. 14, 2019 08:29 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A third straight victory to start the season wasn't enough to

California head coach Justin Wilcox looks toward the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Washington, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Cal on a roll as it faces North Texas

By Michael Wagaman Sep. 13, 2019 05:03 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — For the past four years, Evan Weaver has talked a pretty good

Brown's 197 rushing yards leads Cal past UC Davis 27-13

By Michael Wagaman Aug. 31, 2019 10:10 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Christopher Brown Jr. had never been called into a postgame

With no plans for defense to rest, Cal opens against Davis

By Michael Wagaman Aug. 30, 2019 03:46 PM EDT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — As good as California's defense was a year ago when the

Clemson's Trevor Lawrence throws during the first half the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Alabama, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Clemson offensive line confident it could succeed vs Tide

By Michael Wagaman Jan. 08, 2019 01:58 AM EST
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Clemson's first series ended in a three-and-out, yet

Oregon Ducks quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws a pass during the first half of the Redbox Bowl NCAA college football game Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Herbert sparks Oregon past Michigan State 7-6 in Redbox Bowl

By Michael Wagaman Dec. 31, 2018 07:08 PM EST
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert did just enough to keep his streak intact

California head coach Justin Wilcox walks on the sideline during the first half of his team's NCAA college football game against Colorado in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
California's defense scores twice in 33-21 win over Colorado

By Michael Wagaman Nov. 24, 2018 10:30 PM EST
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California coach Justin Wilcox has come to accept his team's