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2019 BURLSWORTH TROPHY FINALIST: Ashtyn Davis, University of California, Safety/Kick Returner, SR - Davis has recorded 47 tackles this season with 27 solo stops. He has also forced two fumbles, intercepted a pass and returned 12 kicks for 149 yards. Davis, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, is a four-time All-American in the 60 meter hurdles indoors and the 110 meter hurdles outdoors. He was a second-team midseason All-American selection by Athlon Sports and The Athletic and Davis is on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the nation's most versatile player. Davis walked on the Cal track team and after several unsuccessful attempts to contact the football staff, joined the team in the spring of 2016. He was named first-team All-Pac 12 by the Associated Press, Athlon Sports and Pro Football Focus in 2018, recording 56 tackles and an interception with an 89-yard kick return. Davis was recognized as Cal's top special team's player in 2016 and 2017. - Burlsworth Trophy

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FS Ashtyn Davis, California
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11/23/19 - Chase Garbers, rSr/2022, California, 6-2, 215 (DS#17 QB) + More +

It took nearly a decade, a heads-up play by oft-injured California quarterback Chase Garbers and one final stand by the Golden Bears defense to make it happen. The Axe is headed back to Berkeley. Garbers scored on a 16-yard scramble with 1:19 remaining in the fourth quarter, lifting California to a 24-20 win over Stanford in the 122nd annual Big Game on Saturday. "We finally got it back," Garbers said of The Axe, which has been in Stanford's possession since 2009. Garbers, who was knocked out of last week's loss to USC, passed for 285 yards and a touchdown and ran for 72 yards on 13 carries. His final run came after he overthrew Nikko Remigio in the end zone and helped the Golden Bears (6-5, 3-5 Pac-12) end a nine-game losing streak to their San Francisco bay rivals. "I was just excited I had a rushing touchdown" Garbers said.

Garbers wasn't even cleared to play against Stanford until late Thursday evening. He had suffered an upper body injury a week earlier against USC and was held out of all contact drills in the days leading up to the Big Game. "Gutsy, tough," Bears coach Justin Wilcox said of his quarterback. "To make the throws that he made on the last drive and then the scramble for the touchdown, those are huge plays. I think people are going to be talking about that drive for a while." California fans stormed the field after the game, forming a blue-and-yellow sea on the floor of Stanford Stadium. More importantly for Wilcox's team, California became bowl eligible heading into the season finale against UCLA next week. - California/AP College Football

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11/15/19 - Ashtyn Davis, rSr/2020, California, 6-1, 202 (DS#3 FS) + More +

2019 BURLSWORTH TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: Ashtyn Davis, University of California, Safety/Kick Returner, SR - Davis has recorded 47 tackles this season with 27 solo stops. He has also forced two fumbles, intercepted a pass and returned 12 kicks for 149 yards. Davis is a four-time All-American in the 60 meter hurdles indoors and the 110 meter hurdles outdoors. He was a second-team midseason All-American selection by Athlon Sports and The Athletic and Davis is on the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award. - Burlsworth Trophy

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FS Ashtyn Davis, California
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11/10/19 - Devon Modster, rSr/2022, California, 6-2, 225 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Devon Modster wasn't too impressed with the best game of his career. That it helped stop California's four-game losing streak was much more important to the Golden Bears quarterback. Modster passed for a career-high three touchdowns and rushed for a fourth in his first game back from injury, California's defense made a pivotal stop late in the fourth quarter, and the Golden Bears beat the Cougars 33-20 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak. "I would say it was average," Modster said of his night. "A couple throws I should have made, a couple reads. I just think it was more of a great team win. We can all improve on this."

Modster did not play in Cal's 35-0 loss to No. 8 Utah on Oct. 26 because of an unspecified injury but was cleared earlier this week. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 230 yards and had a pivotal 26-yard scramble prior to his 52-yard touchdown pass to Makai Polk. Modster also had scoring throws of 9 and 13 yards, then sealed the game with a 13-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. "I felt like he just played free and like himself and left it all out there on the field," Polk said of Modster. Chris Brown Jr. rushed for 95 yards and scored twice to help California (5-4, 2-4 Pac-12) win for the first time since Sept. 21. The Bears outgained the Cougars 196-16 on the ground. The win keeps California on track to become bowl eligible for the third time in three seasons under coach Justin Wilcox. - California/AP College Football

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QB Devon Modster, California
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11/04/19 - King Doerue, rSr/2025, California, 5-09, 205 (DS#999 RB) + More +

NOV 4 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: King Doerue, Purdue, RB, Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa,...Amassed 102 all-purpose yards with 71 yards rushing and 31 yards receiving and recorded one touchdown each rushing and receiving in Purdue's victory against Nebraska...Scored on a three-yard reception for Purdue's first touchdown of the game and added a seven-yard scoring rush with 6:05 left to play to hand the Boilermakers a 24-20 lead...Had four carries on Purdue's 12-play, 82-yard game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter...Claims his first career Freshman of the Week award...Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: David Bell (Oct. 21, 2019). - Big Ten football

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10/25/19 - Evan Weaver, Sr/2020, California, 6-2, 237 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

Evan Weaver has keyed California's stingy defense with his disruptive play. The linebacker leads the Pac-12 with 105 tackles, which include 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He is coming off a 21-tackle performance against Oregon State. Weaver is the only FBS player to finish with at least 18 tackles in three games this season. He is also the only FBS player to have two games with at least 20 tackles in the same season in the past five years and the only Pac-12 player to do it in the past 20 years. - AP College Football

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ILB Evan Weaver, California
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10/17/19 - Evan Weaver, Sr/2020, California, 6-2, 237 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

Evan Weaver has 84 tackles to lead the nation, and he's been in double digits for five of the last six games. His career-high 22 tackles at Mississippi earlier this season tied the Golden Bears' record. - AP College Football

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10/01/19 - Chase Garbers, rSr/2022, California, 6-2, 215 (DS#17 QB) + More +

California will be without starting quarterback Chase Garbers indefinitely because of an apparent shoulder injury he suffered in Friday's loss to Arizona State. Garbers was scrambling when he fell on his throwing arm late in the second quarter against the Sun Devils. After being taken to the locker room for examination, Garbers emerged in the second half wearing a splint. Coach Justin Wilcox declined on Monday to say what the nature or severity of Garbers injury is, saying only that it is an upper body injury. “That's kind of all we can say about it,” Wilcox said. “I understand the interest. There's only so much we can say. He'll be back hopefully as fast as humanly possible.”

A redshirt sophomore who split time as a starter in 2018, Garbers was coming off his best game with the Golden Bears after throwing for a career-best 357 yards and four touchdowns in a win at Mississippi on Sept. 21. Garbers led Cal on an early scoring driving against Arizona State and was 9 of 12 for 177 yards and a touchdown before getting hurt. “I thought he was really coming into his own,” Wilcox said. “Even in that game, he finished 9 of 12 and two of (the incompletions) were dropped. So you feel for him. He puts a ton of time in this too. But it's part of it. It'll be next man up.” Devon Modster, a transfer from UCLA who struggled in the second half after replacing Garbers, will start Saturday against at No. 13 Oregon. Modster was 5 of 14 for 23 yards and an interception in the end zone against Arizona State. Afterward, he called his performance terrible. - AP College Football

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09/27/19 - Chase Garbers, rSr/2022, California, 6-2, 215 (DS#17 QB) + More +

California quarterback Chase Garbers left the game against Arizona State in the second quarter with an apparent right arm injury. Garbers got hurt when he landed on his throwing arm on a scramble late in the second quarter for the 15th-ranked Golden Bears on Friday night. He was helped off the field, giving high-fives to teammates with his left arm and went straight to the locker room. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury. Devon Modster came in to replace Garbers and threw an interception in the end zone in the closing seconds of the first half. - AP College Football

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QB Chase Garbers, California
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09/27/19 - Devon Modster, rSr/2022, California, 6-2, 225 (DS#999 QB) + More +

The Bears struggled to generate anything in the passing game after Garbers got hurt, which doesn't bode well for the future. Modster finished 5 for 14 for 23 yards and threw an interception in the end zone to deny Cal a chance at a field goal at the end of the first half. Garbers was coming off his best game at Cal, throwing for 357 yards and four TDs in a win last week at Mississippi. - AP College Football

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09/23/19 - Evan Weaver, Sr/2020, California, 6-2, 237 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

SEPT 23/WEEK 4 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Evan Weaver, Sr., ILB, California (Spokane, Wash.),...Weaver recorded a career-high 22 tackles that equaled the most in recorded history at Cal to lead the Golden Bears to a 28-20 win at Ole Miss that was the first road win by a Pac-12 team at an SEC school since 2010 and the first by the Golden Bears since 1977...Weaver's final tackle came on the final play of the game when he stopped a quarterback sneak by Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee on Cal's one-yard line.

Weaver leads the nation in both overall and per game total tackles (63, 15.8) and solo tackles (40, 10.0)...Cal improved to 4-0 with the victory and jumped eight spots in the AP poll after the win to No. 15 in the nation for its highest national ranking since the Golden Bears were No. 6 in Week 4 of the 2009 AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. Also nominated: Jevon Holland, ORE; Derrion Rakestraw, COLO; Casey Toohill, STAN. - Pac-12 Football

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09/21/19 - Evan Weaver, Sr/2020, California, 6-2, 237 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

Chase Garbers threw for four touchdowns, but No. 23 California needed a game-saving tackle at the 1-yard line from linebacker Evan Weaver on the game's final play to defeat Mississippi 28-20 on Saturday. Cal (4-0) was in control until the final six minutes, when reserve quarterback John Rhys Plumlee led Ole Miss (2-2) on a late rally to wipe out a 28-13 deficit. Plumlee was stopped by Weaver for no gain on fourth down at the 1-yard line as time expired. Garbers completed 23 of 35 passes for 357 yards, including TDs of 9 and 60 yards to Jordan Duncan and Jake Tonges on the opening two possessions of the third quarter, setting up the late defensive heroics.

The Rebels got strong performances from quarterbacks Matt Corral and Plumlee, who led the final two possessions. Corral had a 1-yard scoring run and was 22-of-41 passing for 266 yards before leaving with a rib injury. The Rebels had 525 yards of total offense but failed on two scoring opportunities with missed field goals. Plumlee went 7 of 7 for 82 yards in the final six minutes. Jerrion Ealy scored on a 15-yard run with 4:29 left to cap Plumlee's first series. The Rebels went 89 yards in 10 plays in the final 2:45, finished by the game-saving stop from the Golden Bears' defense. - California/AP College Football

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ILB Evan Weaver, California
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09/19/19 - Evan Weaver, Sr/2020, California, 6-2, 237 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

LB Evan Weaver has 41 total tackles to lead all Football Bowl Subdivision performers, and his 13.7 tackles per game rank fourth nationally. He has made at least 10 tackles in 10 straight games. He collected 18 tackles, forced a fumble and recorded a sack in a road upset of then-No. 14 Washington. - AP College Football

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ILB Evan Weaver, California
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09/16/19 - Greg Thomas, rSr/2020, California, 5-09, 165 (DS#32 K) + More +

WEEK 3 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Greg Thomas, R-Sr., K, California (Petaluma, Calif.),...Thomas made all three of his field goal attempts and both of his extra points in a 23-17 victory over North Texas to set a new career high with 11 points scored...Thomas has made 7-of-8 field goals and all seven of his extra points in 2019...Thomas is second in the Pac-12 and tied for eighth nationally with an average of 2.33 field goals made per game. Also nominated: Cristian Zendejas, ASU; Champ Flemings, OSU. - Pac-12 Conference Football

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K Greg Thomas, California
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09/15/19 - Evan Weaver, Sr/2020, California, 6-2, 237 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

California and Arizona State moved into the AP Top 25 college football poll to give the Pac-12 six ranked teams, the most for the conference in almost four years. A weekend filled with blowouts left the top half of the AP media poll presented by Regions Bank mostly unchanged. Clemson remains No. 1, with 57 of the 62 first-place votes, as the top nine held their spots Sunday. Alabama was No. 2, receiving five first-place votes, followed by Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Auburn and Florida. The ninth-ranked Gators were the only top-10 team to play a competitive game. The others won by a combined 428-97. Utah, the highest ranked Pac-12 team, moved up to No. 10. The last time the Pac-12 had six ranked teams was Nov. 8, 2015. - AP College Football

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ILB Evan Weaver, California
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