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09/26/22 - Jaydn Ott, Jr/2026, California + More +

California freshman Jaydn Ott turned in the best rushing performance of the season with 274 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries against Arizona. Ott had TD runs of 73, 72 and 18 yards Saturday while running for the most yards since Tyrion Davis-Price of LSU went for 287 on 36 carries against Florida on Oct. 16, 2021. It was the sixth 200-yard rushing game in the Bowl Subdivision this season and Cal's top rushing total since Jahvid Best had 311 yards against Washington in 2008. - AP College Football

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RB Jaydn Ott, California
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09/24/22 - Jaydn Ott, Jr/2026, California + More +

Jaydn Ott ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns and California opened Pac-12 play with a 49-31 victory over Arizona on Saturday. Ott scored on a 73-yard run on the second play from scrimmage, an improbable 18-yarder in the third quarter after he had appeared to be stopped for a short gain, and then another 72-yarder to ice it late in the fourth. Ott had the third most rushing yards in school history, trailing only Jahvid Best's 311 against Washington in 2008 and Jerry Drew's 283 against Oregon State in 1954.

Jack Plummer added three TD passes for the Golden Bears (3-1, 1-0), who won their sixth straight home game. It's their longest winning streak at Memorial Stadium since a nine-gamer in 2008-09. Cal also ended a six-game skid against Arizona (2-2, 0-1) by beating the Wildcats for the first time since 2009. Jayden de Laura threw for 401 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats (2-2, 0-1), who had no answers defensively and lost their 12th straight conference road game. A year after Arizona beat COVID-depleted Cal 10-3 at home for its only win in 2021, the teams exceeded that point total after both teams scored touchdowns on the opening drive. It was a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair in the first half with Ott scoring on a 73-yard run on the second play from scrimmage to set the tone. - California/AP College Football

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RB Jaydn Ott, California
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09/13/22 - Jaydn Ott, Jr/2026, California + More +

SEPT 12 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jaydn Ott, Fr., RB, California (Chino, Calif.),...Defending Pac-12 Freshman of the Week had yet another strong performance in his second game at Cal by becoming the first Golden Bear in three seasons to score both a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game in Cal's 20-14 win over UNLV...Scored touchdowns on Cal's first two drives with the second coming in dramatic fashion on fourth-and-two from the UNLV 12 with an acrobatic leap into the end zone after receiving a Jack Plummer pass in the flat...Finished with seven rushes for a team-high 52 yards on the ground while adding a career-high three receptions for 16 yards.

After two games, Ott is fourth in the Pac-12 in both total rushing yards (156) and rushing yards per game (78.0 ypg)...First Cal player to win this award in back-to-back weeks since it was created in 2019. Oregon's Noah Sewell won back-to-back last season and in 2020 it was Washington's Dylan Morris winning it in consecutive weeks and Utah's Ty Jordan winning it the final 3 weeks of the season. The last time Cal won any Pac-12 weekly award in back-to-back weeks was in 2015 when Kyle Kragen won Defensive Player of the Week on September 28 and Stefan McClure took it home the next week on October 5. Also nominated: Jaylon Glover, RB, Utah; Lake McRee, TE, USC; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Jalen Woods, LB, UCLA; Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona. - Pac-12 Football

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RB Jaydn Ott, California
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09/11/22 - Chandler Rogers, rSr/2025, California + More +

Chandler Rogers threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score as Louisiana-Monroe rolled to a 35-7 victory over Nicholls on Saturday night. Rogers was 20-of-25 passing for 253 yards and threw at least one completion each to 10 separate receivers. He threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Zach Rasmussen and an 18-yarder to Jevin Frett. Alred Lake Luke made three receptions for 72 yards including a 68-yard catch. Frett had six receptions for 71 yards. Malik Jackson and Andrew Henry also had a touchdown run apiece for the Warhawks. Rogers' 9-yard touchdown run capped the scoring with 11:21 remaining. The trio combined for 135 yards rushing on 25 carries. Kohen Granier threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Franklin for Nicholls (0-2) and the game's only score in the first quarter. - Louisiana-Monroe/AP College Football

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QB Chandler Rogers, California
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09/10/22 - Jaydn Ott, Jr/2026, California + More +

Jaydn Ott scored two touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air, and California's defense stiffened late to lead the Bears to a 20-14 victory over UNLV on Saturday. Cal (2-0) made three fourth-down stops in the second half, including a fourth and goal opportunity for the Rebels from the Cal 8 with 2:46 remaining that preserved Cal's six-point lead. UNLV got the ball back one more time with 1:03 remaining, but Isaiah Young intercepted UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield deep in Cal territory on the game's final play. Jack Plummer threw for 278 yards and a touchdown as the Golden Bears got off to a fast start on offense. But after taking a 20-7 lead on a Dario Longhetto field goal midway through the third quarter, Cal's offense stalled and UNLV (1-1) grabbed momentum.

Aidan Robbins rushed for 84 yards for UNLV, including a 31-yard score in the third that brought the Rebels to within 20-14. Three times Cal drove to UNLV's 10-yard line or deeper and didn't get touchdowns. The Bears settled for two field goals and Plummer was intercepted on the third drive. After being held to minus-1 yard of offense in the first quarter last week against UC Davis, the Bears got off to a fast start Saturday and led 14-0 after the first. Plummer completed his first eight passes and consistently found open receivers against a UNLV secondary that also was called for pass interference three times in the game. Ott scored on a 2-yard run and added a 12-yard touchdown catch later in the first, taking a short pass in the flat and making a leaping dive into the end zone on a fourth-and-2 play to give Cal a 14-0 lead. Kyle Williams got UNLV on the board with an 11-yard touchdown catch on the first play of the second quarter, but Dario Longhetto's 20-yard field goal gave Cal a 17-7 lead at halftime. - California/AP College Football

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RB Jaydn Ott, California
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09/07/22 - Jaydn Ott, Jr/2026, California + More +

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jaydn Ott, Fr., RB, California (Chino, Calif.),...Ott made one of the top debuts in Cal history by rushing for 104 yards on 17 carries and adding another 26 yards on two catches including a touchdown reception in the Golden Bears' season-opening 34-13 win over UC Davis...Became the first Cal player with 100 rushing yards or more in his debut for the school since Shane Vereen had 101 in Cal's 2008 opener against Michigan State, while Ott's 130 yards from scrimmage were the most by a player in his Cal debut since Keenan Allen had 158 in his 2010 debut for the Golden Bears also against UC Davis...Came into Cal as the nation's No. 14 running back (Rivals) in the recruiting class of 2022, a consensus four-star recruit and the MaxPreps Big XIII League Back of the Year as a 2021 senior at Norco High School...First Cal player to win this award since Lu-Magia Hearns III won in Week 12 of last season and first Cal offensive player to win since the award was created in 2019. Also nominated: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona; Raleek Brown, RB, USC; Carter Brown, K, Arizona State; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Mudia Reuben, WR, Stanford. - Pac-12 Football

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RB Jaydn Ott, California
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08/27/22 - Brett Johnson, rSr/2024, California + More +

California defensive lineman Brett Johnson will miss a second straight season after going down with a lower-body injury. Coach Justin Wilcox said Saturday that Johnson got hurt in practice on Thursday and will miss the entire season. Cal said the injury is unrelated to the broken hip Johnson suffered in a car accident that forced him to miss the 2021 season. "Brett is one of the toughest and most dedicated football players I have ever been around," Wilcox said. "Although this is a difficult situation for him, I am confident that he will return to the field in 2023. He has the unwavering support of all his coaches, teammates and everyone in our football program. It is important for us to rally around each other as a team and respond positively to this adversity." Johnson was a preseason pick for the Pac-12 second team by the coaches. He has 46 tackles, six tackles for loss and three sacks in 17 career games since arriving at Cal in 2019. - AP College Football

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DT Brett Johnson, California
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08/21/22 - Trey Paster, Sr/2024, California + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Trey Paster, University of California,...Paster has established the non-profit Seven Pillars Foundation to inspire and teach others about the traits that could be carried out and applied through all aspects of life and to help people in different communities, students, student-athletes and anyone with the desire to achieve higher goals and be successful...One of four Cal student-athletes in 2021-22 to earn The Walter A. Haas Jr. Community Service Award given annually to a student-athlete for his or her outstanding contribution to community service to honor Walter A. Haas Jr. for his commitment and service to the University and larger community. - Cal Football

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ILB Trey Paster, California
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08/14/22 - Trey Paster, Sr/2024, California + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Trey Paster, Cal, Jr., LB,...Cal's nominee for the prestigious Allstate AFCA Good Works Team prior to his 2022 junior campaign for his work in the Bay Area community and in his hometown of Merced, Calif...Has established the non-profit Seven Pillars Foundation to inspire and teach others about the traits that could be carried out and applied through all aspects of life and to help people in different communities, students, student-athletes and anyone with the desire to achieve higher goals and be successful...One of four Cal student-athletes in 2021-22 to earn The Walter A. Haas Jr. Community Service Award given annually to a student-athlete for his or her outstanding contribution to community service to honor Walter A. Haas Jr. for his commitment and service to the University and larger community. - California Football

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ILB Trey Paster, California
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08/14/22 - Matthew Cindric, rSr/2024, California + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Matthew Cindric, Cal, Sr., OL,...Picked up Cal's Frank Schlessinger Coaches Award for his outstanding athletic ability and academic success as both a 2019 redshirt freshman and 2021 junior when he also added COSIDA Academic-All District 8 honors...A member of Cal's player leadership council and involved in a multitude of campus and community activities and groups including Athletes In Action and the Cameron Institute...Graduated from Cal's Haas School of Business in May of 2022 and is enrolled in a master's degree program in Cal's Graduate School of Education. - California Football

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C Matthew Cindric, California
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08/11/22 - Tobias Merriweather, Jr/2026, California + More +

Tobias Merriweather moves quickly. The four-star wide receiver recruit from the Portland suburb of West Camas, Wash., showed that on the football field during his decorated high school career. He also showed it on the track, where he ran a time of 21.80 in May to win the Washington state 4A 200-meter championship. Notre Dame came up empty in the transfer portal for wide receivers last offseason, but that doesn't mean the Irish didn't add an impact piece this June in Merriweather. What stands out about Merriweather, who has already added 13 pounds of muscle to his 6-foot-4, 198-pound frame since his arrival? "I think his talent," Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees said. "You see him (and think): 'This kid's got a chance.' It goes way deeper than that. He's got an unbelievable work ethic. He got himself ready in two months to start … camp, which is a testament to his work ethic, a testament to a couple guys on our staff that have helped get him ready." Rees also cited receivers coach Chansi Stuckey for doing "a tremendous job" with flattening Merriweather's learning curve.

All that Notre Dame can throw at the lanky freshman, Merriweather seems willing to take on. "He's a kid that's hungry for it," Rees said. "He's going to do more. That's kind of innately who he is. He's going to want more and learn and ask questions and prepare the right way. As a young player, to have a chance, you have to have that to play right away. I think he possesses that." Asked in late June about Merriweather and whether he will be ready for meaningful action this fall, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman didn't hesitate. "I think he's going to have to be," Freeman told NDInsider.com. "He's got a long body that we don't have probably other than (6-5 sophomore) Deion Colzie. So, I believe he'll be able to help us early." - South Bend Tribune

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WR Tobias Merriweather, California
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08/09/22 - Isaiah Ifanse, rSr/2024, California + More +

2022 PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT BIG SKY PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB Isaiah Ifanse, Montana St, Sr.,...Enjoyed one of the finest seasons in Bobcat history in 2021... set a single-season MSU record with 1,623 rushing yards and finished his junior campaign with 3,461 yards, second-most in Bobcat history...became MSU's first All-America running back since Tony Boddie in 1982 by earning Second Team honors from AFCS, Hero Sports, Stats Perform and AP...MSU's first First Team All-Big Sky running back since Cody Kirk in 2011...his 280 carries was second in MSU history, and his 115.9 yards-per-game was seventh. - Montana State Football

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RB Isaiah Ifanse, California
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08/09/22 - Liam Johnson, rSr/2025, California + More +

2022 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT IVY LEAGUE SECOND TEAM: Liam Johnson, Princeton, Jr.,...The Tigers also had 11 members named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy teams. Iosivas, Powers, Carson Bobo, Henry Byrd, Uche Ndukwe were first team selections while John Volker, Dylan Classi, Connor Scaglione, Jalen Travis, Liam Johnson, Michael Ruttlen Jr., were named to the second-team. - Princeton Football

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ILB Liam Johnson, California
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08/05/22 - Byron Cardwell Jr., rSo/2027, California + More +

Last season, Byron Cardwell entered fall camp third or fourth on the Ducks' depth chart. A year later, he will likely be Oregon's starting running back after showing a lot of potential in limited snaps in 2021. Once CJ Verdell was lost for the 2021 season due to a lower leg injury, Cardwell began to receive more playing time. On 61 carries, he rushed for 417 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 6.8 yards per attempt.

Against Colorado last year, Cardwell recorded his first 100-yard game after going for 127 yards and a score on only seven carries. He was also named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in November after rushing nine times for 98 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Washington State. Two weeks ago, Cardwell was named to the 2022 preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college running back. He was one of 10 Pac-12 running backs on the preseason watch list. Oregon will likely use multiple running backs, such as Noah Whittington and Mar'Keise Irving, but Cardwell has the potential to be one of the nation's top running backs. - Register Guard

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RB Byron Cardwell Jr., California
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08/04/22 - Isaiah Ifanse, rSr/2024, California + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: RB Isaiah Ifanse, Montana State, Sr., 5-10, 202 (2021 Finalist),...His 3,461 career rushing yards is second in Bobcat history behind Ryan Johnson's 3,646... gained 1,623 yards in 2021, an MSU single-season record...his 16 career 100-yard games is one behind Johnson's school record and his eight in 2021 was one behind Troy Andersen's single-season mark. - Montana State Football

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