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.

Basketball

Justin Pippen misses a potential game-winning three-pointer at the end as Cal's NCAA tournament bid takes a hit with Lee Dort out

Football

Former Cal linebacker Ron Rivera was hired as Cal's first football general manager last March

Marshawn Lynch is stopped 1 yard short of the end zone on a 4-yard, first-down run in the closing seconds of Super Bowl 49

Football

Would former Cal star Marshawn Lynch be headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame if he had been handed the ball at the 1-yard line the last time the Seahawks and Patriots met in the Super Bowl?

Football

Cal's first ACC game under Tosh Lupoi is its second game of the 2026 season

Basketball

Cal picks up its best win of the season by beating its Bay Area rival in a tense contest

Football

Vanderhoef has originally committed to Sacramento State, but changed his mind

Football

Cal head coach Tosh Lupoi gets his first commitment from a high school prospect, and Hodge is from Northern California

Basketball

Reputable NCAA tournament projections put both Cal and Stanford on the bubble. Cardinal is without its No. 2 scorer

Football

Cal will be the fourth college for Rico Walker, who was a junior this past season at Purdue

Football

Cal comes in at No. 21 in Pro Football Focus' early 2026 preseason college football rankings

Football

A report suggests former Cal LB Luke Ferrelli, the ACC Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, is leaving Clemson and may be headed to Mississippi. A return to Cal seems unlikely

Football

It's a pointless hypothetical question, but is almost unavoidable since Mendoza is projected to be the No. 1 overall NFL draft pick

Jake Curtis

Joined: Mar 21, 2023

Cal Is the Epitome of a Bubble Team for NCAA Tournament

Nation's No. 1 Safety Prospect Among Recruits Visiting Cal This Weekend

Cal Women Top Notre Dame for Second Straight Big Win

ESPN Puts 3 Cal Games in Top 100 Games of 2025, But Bears Had Better Games

Basketball

Cal Rally Falls Short in Two-Point Loss to Florida State

Football

Cal GM Ron Rivera Reportedly Interviews for Arizona Cardinals Coaching Job

Football

What If Marshawn Lynch Had Carried the Ball in 2015 Super Bowl?

Football

Cal's 2026 ACC Football Schedule Set -- Bears Could Have 3 Friday Games

Basketball

Lulu Twidale Leads Cal Women to OT Win Over Stanford

Football

Cal Adds Late Commitment for 2026 -- OL Roger Vanderhoef

Football

Cal Gets First Commitment for 2027 -- DL Giovanni Hodge

Basketball

Saturday’s Cal-Stanford Game Has NCAA Tournament Implications

Purdue Transfer TE Rico Walker Commits to Cal

Is PFF Wise or Foolish for Putting Cal in its 2026 Preseason Top 25?

Ex-Cal Linebacker Luke Ferrelli Expected to Re-Enter Transfer Portal

What If Fernando Mendoza Had Stayed at Cal?