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An interesting stat Tom Fornelli posted this morning:

Last year Cal faced 9+ men in the box the 9th most of any team in the country. That makes sense as teams were not scared of Garbers or our receivers. But Cal was the second best performing team in the country in yards per play against that front (over 5 ypp, only Utah was better).

To me, that looks like good coaching. Despite our pitiful points per game, our yards per play average jumped big time from the Baldwin era to Musgrave. Stats like these plus the addition of what we all hope will be a better passing attack with Plummer that loosens up defenses makes me excited to see what we look like this year.

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REACTION: 2023 OLB Ryan McCulloch talks Cal commitment

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2023 edge rusher Ryan McCulloch announces commitment to Cal

Cal earned its ninth commitment for the 2023 class on Saturday after edge rusher Ryan McCullough announced his decision.
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I caught up with new Cal commit Ryan McCulloch today after he announced his decision to pick the Bears. He was on campus last weekend, and his conversations with Vic So'oto and Justin Wilcox convinced him that he was indeed a priority for the staff so he made the move to commit. He feels like Cal was the best pick for him because of what it offers him both with academics and football. That is ultimately what made the difference in his recruitment.

““I’m not gonna lie, at one point I was like, ‘Do they still like me? Do they feel the same way as they did?' But, then after they invited me up to the barbecue they had last weekend and talking to coach [Vic] So’oto and the head coach [Justin Wilcox], I think I really did understand how they feel. I was really thorough with the process as far as doing my research on everything. I took a lot of visits, and I really did pay attention to the culture and the education factors. Once I knew they really wanted to have me, I felt like I’d be wasting an opportunity. I felt there was no way I could walk away from an offer from Cal, so I committed.”

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Fall Camp Roster Observations & Questions

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@jessestewart if Wilcox doesn’t preemptively bring up roster changes, could you inquire about the statuses of Stanley McKenzie and incoming freshman Nick Morrow?

With McKenzie gone the depth behind Correia seems pretty sketchy. Correia has to stay healthy. Not that the nose guard gets a ton of snaps, but it would be a shame if they had to play Brett Johnson out of position at times again.

Ryan Lange is still on the roster, I remember there was chatter in the beginning of the year that his position on the team was in jeopardy.

Andy Alfieri is now at tight end, or did that change happen in the spring?

I'm generally liking the size at O-line. The probable starting 5 (Lovell, Driscoll, Coleman, Session, and Cindric) comes in at an average of 315 pounds. Some of the backups need another year of bulking up though.
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Weekend visitor list

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With the recruiting dead period over, prospects are back on the road.

Earlier this week, Cal hosted 2025 DT Tyler Parker and 2024 OT Gibson Pyle.

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And here's the visitor list for this weekend:

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UCLA recruiting

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If you want to feel marginally better about Cal's recruiting, this article is pretty rough on UCLA's recruiting for the 23 class. They got some of Cal's targets (Robinson, Tre Edwards, Luke Duncan) but missed on a whole bunch of guys. They will have a small class, as will Cal, but interesting to note that UCLA will likely lose a ton of players after this year, and it doesn't appear they've got the bodies to replace them (at least high school recruits). https://www.si.com/college/ucla/foo...ootball-chip-kelly-concerning-2023-recruiting
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