Jake Curtis

Joined: Mar 21, 2023

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

Cal interim head coach Nick Rolovich hugs quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele after defeating SMU. Both have connections to Hawaii

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Nick Rolovich played and coached at Hawaii, which is a good bet to be Cal's opponent if the Bears end up in the Hawaii Bowl as many experts project

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Sagapolutele named ACC quarterback of the week for the second time in Cal's past three games

Cal wide receiver Jacob De Jesus does a back flip after scoring against SMU

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Winning when were expected to lose and losing when expected to win, Cal ends the regular season on a high note six days after its head coach was fired

Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele becomes emotional after defeating SMU

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Cal blows 17-point, fourth-quarter lead, then score the winning touchdown in the final minute, knocking SMU out of the ACC championship game.

Oregon defensive coordinator and Cal alumnus Tosh Lupoi

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Former Cal player and assistant coach and current Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi seems to fit what GM Ron Rivera is looking for

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Niles Davis doesn't care whether he plays offense or defense for the Golden Bears

Cal''s Trond Grizzell makes a catch in last year's loss to SMU

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Cal will be without fired head coach Justin Wilcox for its final regular-season game on Saturday. An SMU win would put the Mustangs in the ACC title game.

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Two Cal starters -- wide receiver Jordan King and tight end Mason Mini -- have been ruled out for Saturday's home game against SMU

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The Athletic ranks the appeal of the 12 coaching vacancies, and at least Cal is slotted ahead of Stanford, but not many others

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Offensive lineman Artem Korchagin and cornerback Deon Jackson apparently have changed their minds because of the coaching change at Cal

Former Cal head coach Justin Wilcox (left) and GM Ron Rivera

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Rocky Cummings, a three-star linebacker, is now committed to the Texas Longhorns

SMU coach Rhett Lashlee speaks to offensive lineman Savion Byrd

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Cal hosts 21st-ranked SMU on Saturday. What makes SMU QB Kevin Jennings so good? Did Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee deserve his lucrative contract extension?

Jake Curtis

Joined: Mar 21, 2023

Cal Headed to Hawaii Bowl, Creating Reunion for Bears Interim Head Coach

Cal Freshman Wins ACC Defensive Rookie Award

Cal Signs 17 Players, Including Two 4-Star Prospects

Tosh Lupoi in Negotiations to Become Cal's Head Coach

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Cal's Bowl Game May Be a Homecoming for Bears' Interim Head Coach

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Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Kendrick Raphael Win ACC Weekly Awards

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Cal's Weird 2025 Season: 'It Was a Bumpy Ride, Man'

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Cal Game Summary: Bears Upset No. 21 SMU

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Dan Lanning Endorses Tosh Lupoi, the Early Favorite to Be Cal's Next Head Coach

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Two-Way Athlete Commits to Cal for 2026

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Complete Preview of Cal's Football Game Against No. 21 SMU

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Cal Will Be Without Two Key Receivers Against SMU

Ranking of College Football Coaches Jobs Undervalues Cal

Three-Star Offensive Lineman and DB Reportedly Decommit From Cal for 2026

Linebacker Who Had Committed to Cal for 2026 Flips to Texas

SMU Beat Writer Answers 5 Questions About Cal’s Next Opponent