Tag Archive for: california golden bears

Trojans thriving as one big family


This isn’t a column about Jonathan Martin, the former Stanford offensive lineman whose NFL future remains in question after he left the Miami Dolphins last week after reportedly being bullied by fellow lineman Richie Incognito. This isn’t a column about bullying — I’ll leave that to the psychologists and experts to deal with. Instead, the […]

Turnovers key USC’s victory over Golden Bears


For a split second, Zach Maynard almost made it close. With the Golden Bears trailing USC 20-0 late in the second quarter, the Cal quarterback completed three straight passes, moving the ball down to the USC 10-yard line. On the next play, however, the junior signal caller’s pass was intercepted by freshman linebacker Dion Bailey, […]

USC opponent preview: California Golden Bears


Coach: Jeff Tedford 2010: 5-7 (3-6 in the Pac-10) Returning starters: Seven (offense), six (defense) California has fallen on tough times as of late, finishing with a 5-7 mark in 2010 — the first time in eight years that it had not made a bowl game. This season, the Golden Bears lose some of their […]