Syd'Quan Thompson News

The natural evolution of a player suggests that Cal cornerback Darian Hagan shouldn't have been too far behind All-America teammate Syd'Quan Thompson this season.

Sean Cattouse first showed his independence at age 2, when he bounded out of his chair, climbed on the counter and snagged some food.

It's no secret -- the Cal football team has struggled against fast running backs of late.

California star tailback Jahvid Best was released from the hospital Sunday and will miss at least one game after sustaining a concussion on a terrifying fall in the end zone.

Last week, Cal linebacker Mike Mohamed said he would know better after the game against Arizona State "what are all about." Facing another team in the Pac-10 would reveal which was "the real Cal"-the team that scored six points in two losses or at least 35 in each of its five wins.

Jeremy Ross joined Cal's big-play brigade Saturday. Ross returned the opening kickoff 54 yards, scored on a 76-yard punt return later in the first quarter, and hooked up with quarterback Kevin Riley on a 61-yard, third-quarter pass play to set up another touchdown.

Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen , meet Arizona State's Sun Devils. They're waiting for you.

Another prolific offensive performance on Saturday put a little more distance between the Cal football team and its aberrant struggles of four weeks ago.

Then again, some other images were more than mildly discouraging: Oregon and USC cruising downfield with little resistance and prancing into the end zone.

It took six games, but the 2009 season finally started looking like the 2008 season for Cal junior cornerback Darian Hagan last Saturday.

Facing freshman quarterbacks in each of its last two games, the Cal football defense put an emphasis on creating pressure in the pocket.

Cal quarterback Kevin Riley knew the implications of the Bears beating UCLA on Saturday.

Cal has brought in several highly recruited offensive linemen in recent years, but Brian Schwenke may be standing out among all of them.

Finally, as the last sweltering seconds ticked away Saturday at the Rose Bowl, they hopped into action and dumped a large tub of ice water on Tedford.

It was an exuberant end to a productive practice for the Cal football team Sunday.

Kevin Mcdevitt Riley was born on Jan. 22, 1987 in Portland, OR to Faustin and Rhonda Riley.

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller A reporter who covers California and I were chatting during the late moments of USC's 30-3 whipping of the Bears, and I was blathering about various reasons why the home team was laying an egg for the second consecutive game.

Over the course of two weeks, several things have been made quite clear about the California Golden Bears football team.

History repeats itself for the Golden Bears; they enter the season with lots of hype, only to fold like a bad hand in poker.

Aside from some new faces, Cal linebacker Mike Mohamed doesn't see a whole lot different about this year's version of the USC football offense.