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Hajj-Malik Williams throws 2 TDs passes to help No. 24 UNLV beat Cal 24-13 in the LA Bowl
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Despite losing its starting quarterback after three games and head coach 10 days ago, UNLV had its best season in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The 24th-ranked Rebels picked up their 11th win and first bowl victory in 24 years Wednesday night when they...
No. 24 UNLV and California head into LA Bowl without key pieces
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A team without its head coach versus another without its starting quarterback in a non-playoff bowl game does not qualify as unprecedented in the current and chaotic era of college football, but those are the circumstances No. 24 UNLV and California are trying to navigate...
Cal hires former Auburn, Boise State coach Bryan Harsin as offensive coordinator
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California has hired former Auburn and Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin as its offensive coordinator. Coach Justin Wilcox announced Tuesday that Harsin would take over the offense and coach the quarterbacks as the Golden Bears seek more production. ...
No. 9 SMU beats Cal 38-6. Up next, the ACC title game in Mustangs' 1st season in the conference
DALLAS (AP) — Brashard Smith and ninth-ranked SMU never felt they were finished, even when already locked into the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in their league debut. “It was really important, just being undefeated in the conference,” Smith said. “We came in on...
No. 9 SMU kept champion mindset in move to ACC and is already in title game before finale vs. Cal
DALLAS (AP) — SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings and his teammates have worn shirts throughout their Atlantic Coast Conference debut season declaring the Mustangs as defending champions. “Just gives us confidence to know that we can continue to go on and win another one as well...
Mendoza throws for three touchdowns, Cal rallies over Stanford in Big Game for 24-21 win
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, Jonathan Brady had two touchdown catches and the go-ahead score and California rallied to beat Stanford 24-21 on Saturday in the first Big Game as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Mendoza...
Mendoza throws for 2 TDs, runs for a third as Cal beats Wake Forest, 46-36 for first ACC victory
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Cal finally secured its elusive first Atlantic Coast Conference victory by hanging on to beat Wake Forest 46-36 on Friday night. Mendoza was 40-for-56 for 385 yards with two touchdowns and...
Fernando Mendoza throws for career-high 364 yards as Cal routs Oregon State 44-7
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza passed for two touchdowns and a career-high 364 yards, and California beat Oregon State 44-7 on Saturday to snap a four-game losing skid. Cal (4-4) led 31-0 at halftime and also saw star running back Jaydn Ott return after missing the...
For ACC teams, adding an NFL-like front office is the new norm for transfer-portal recruiting
New Boston College coach Bill O'Brien wanted to build a pro-style approach to handle the growing demands of recruiting in the transfer-portal era. North Carolina State's Dave Doeren saw the same need in his 12th season. For coaches old and new in the Atlantic Coast Conference and...
