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.

Football

Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, who will be Cal's head coach in 2026

Football

Football

A Cal cornerback is named to the AP second-team All-America team for the second straight year. Cal grad Fernando Mendoza named first-team quarterback

Football

Mike White died Sunday. He was the head coach of the 1975 Cal football team that finished tied for first place in the Pac-8, one of just two times since 1957 that Cal finished first in the conference.

Basketball

Cal led by five points early in the fourth quarter, but Stanford dominated from there in the ACC opener for both teams

Fernando Mendoza when he was Cal's quarterback in 2024

Football

Fernando Mendoza was identified as an Indiana quarterback when he won the Heisman on Saturday, but he got his undergraduate degree in three years from Cal

Lily Zhang during a round of 16 singles match at the 2024 Olympics

Other Sports

Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards took on two Cal alumni – Marshawn Lynch and four-time table tennis Olympian Lily Zhang – in ping-pong matches, and a video of Edwards’ ‘victory’ over Zhang is included

Football

Cal interim head coach Nick Rolovich will lead the Bears in the Hawaii Bowl, then will become Cal's quarterbacks coach under new coach Tosh Lupoi

Cal wide receiver Jacob De Jesus showed his joy after scoring the a touchdown against SMU

Football

The betting line makes sense, but so do the metrics in determining whether Cal or Hawaii should be favored in the December 24 bowl game

Football

Hawaii WR Jackson Harris, a Berkeley resident, plans to enter the transfer portal and won't play in the Hawaii Bowl

Nick Rolovich as Cal's Tuesday press conference

Football

Cal interim head coach Nick Rolovich says he's interested in a spot on Tosh Lupoi's coaching staff for next season

Football

On3 names Cal's Sagapolutele the top true freshman quarterback in 2025, ahead of some talented players

Former San Francisco Giants infielder Jeff Kent in 2010 at San Francisco stadium, then known as AT&T Park.

Other Sports

Jeff Kent, who was a starting shortstop at Cal for three years, was the only player voted into the Hall this year by the contemporary baseball era committee

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza during a postgame TV interview

Football

Former Cal QB Fernando Mendoza is an overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, but he’s the same emotional guy

Jake Curtis

Joined: Mar 21, 2023

Cal Adds an ACC Game to 2026 Football Schedule, Drops a Nonconference Game

Cal WR Coach Kyle Cefalo Heading to Southern Miss

Cal OLB Curlee Thomas to Enter Transfer Portal

Cal Reportedly Set to Hire Buccaneers Assistant as its Offensive Coordinator

Football

Cal CB Hezekiah Masses Named to AP Second-Team All-America Squad

Football

Mike White, Head Coach of Cal's Powerful 1975 Squad, Dies

Basketball

Stanford Uses Strong Fourth Quarter to Beat Cal Women

Football

Fernando Mendoza Is the First Cal Graduate to Win Heisman Trophy

Other Sports

NBA Star ‘Beats’ U.S. Table Tennis Champ and Cal Grad in Ping-Pong Challenge

Football

Nick Rolovich Reportedly Will Be Cal's Quarterback Coach Under Tosh Lupoi in 2026

Football

Oddsmakers, Analytics Disagree on Whether Cal is Favored in Hawaii Bowl

Football

All-Conference Hawaii Receiver Won't Play Against Cal in Hawaii Bowl

Will Hawaii Bowl Be Nick Rolovich's Final Game on Cal's Coaching Staff?

Cal QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Named to a Freshman All-America Team

Jeff Kent Becomes First Ex-Cal Player to Be Voted Into Baseball Hall of Fame

Cal Fans’ Déjà Vu Moment: Fernando Mendoza’s TV Interview after Indiana Win