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The 6-foot-4, 228-pound receiver is developing into one of the team's top targets after selecting Stanford over eight other schools - including Harvard - because every other program wanted to turn him into a tight end.
This week, more than most, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer really wants his running game to control the ball and keep it away from pass-happy California.
"I've seen the plays he had last year," first-year Cal coach Sonny Dykes said. "We're ready for him to make some plays like that, some explosive plays. He hasn't had a chance to do that so far up to this point. We need for him to do it.
There are four games this Saturday pitting Big Ten teams against top Pac-12 competition. This is the best opportunity until bowl season for the conferences to establish themselves as powers of the sport.
Jared Goff is the Bears' rookie quarterback - and also the focal point for the Buckeyes' defenders.
Stanford coach David Shaw sat his players down this week to make sure they understood this year's annual East Coast trip carries special meaning.
The same physical formula that carried Stanford to a Rose Bowl victory and Pac-12 title looked as steady as ever in a season-opening 34-13 victory over San Jose State late Saturday night.
Tyler Gaffney ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns in his first game back after playing baseball in the minors last year, leading the fifth-ranked Cardinal past gritty San Jose State 34-13 late Saturday night.
Freshman quarterback Jared Goff passed for 485 yards and two touchdowns to give coach Sonny Dykes his first win at California while leading the Golden Bears to a 37-30 win over Portland State on Saturday.
Shayne Skov felt helpless in his dorm room watching Stanford squeak out a 20-17 win over San Jose State in last season's opener while serving a one-game suspension for a DUI arrest.
The growing popularity of fast-paced, no-huddle offenses in college and pro football games has apparently led to more faked injuries on defense to slow the action and substitute more players. "It's something that has to be watched," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
After spending the first week of the season on the sidelines, the fifth-ranked Stanford Cardinal are set to start at home against San Jose State on Saturday night.
The Green Bay Packers signed Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzien, two back-up quarterbacks the 49ers released last week. Are the Packers looking for inside information as they prepare for this weekend's season opener against San Francisco?
I think that pretty soon, everyone is going to agree that the NCAA's new "targeting" rule is a complete disaster.
With a freshman quarterback, a new coaching staff and overhauled systems on both offense and defense, California comes into its season opener against No. 22 Northwestern on Saturday night with the element of surprise on its side.
