South-Doyle football coach Paul Shelton resigns after back-to-back 2-8 seasons

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/12/19/tennessee-high-school-football-paul-shelton-resigns-south-doyle/71973034007/

Sac 2-8, one DI victory was over the Ags.

https://x.com/VintagePlough/status/1736742027843485960?s=20

https://x.com/VintagePlough/status/1736741163967902149?s=20

Yup, that's what 'Cali' said.

FWIW, Castles gained 20 pounds to compete for Tennessee in the SEC. So why didn't he gain 20 pounds here, were we emphasizing his speed?

Another O Line commit!

Jezniah Thurston@JezniahThurston
3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ LT | 2024 | Citrus Valley HS | 6’4” 274 // 80in Wingspan |

He had numerous offers, including San Jose State, EWU, SLO, NAU and Weber.

https://x.com/JezniahThurston/status/1736579922527969681?s=20

Edit: it looks like we offered him early, others followed.

UCI has six players 6'9" or above.

Cal Bears lose their bowl game 34-14, shut out the last 3 quarters. Coach Plough now focuses solely on the Aggies and recruiting.

The Alex Spanos Center, built in 1981, sears about 5,500.

Heavy DEI blurbs.

https://main.hercjobs.org/jobs/19533302/coach-ast-3-assistant-football-offensive-coordinator

Cha'pelle Brown named new head coach at Vacaville's Wood High School. Good luck coach!

Replaces deceased coach, will use new playbook, tempo.

OC position also officially posted.

https://www.dailyrepublic.com/sports/high-school/will-c-wood-high-school-names-former-uc-davis-associate-head-coach-as-new-varsity/article_1da2f274-9bc5-11ee-a589-7bce14b3865c.html

The new religion of heavy weight lifting, off season weight lifting, personal trainers, camps, parents with disposable income, a big influx of Pacific Islanders, and steroids / steroid lite products.

He's a grown young man... there are also cultural issues at play. Not an expert, but I figure he also has to be quicker at 340. Could he be more effective at 330 or 320?

Buchanan's brother, a DB, also signed a Cal.

Edit: they share different last names.

Update. Police in Los Angeles have released security video of the night Aggie Chris Martin was shot in the head. Martin's recovery is called miraculous, but at this time he can't speak and looks to be moving very slowly. His Mother is a rock. Two different news clips.

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/police-seeking-two-suspects-connected-to-attempted-murder-in-hollywood/

https://abc7.com/christopher-martin-sunset-strip-shooting-new-surveillance-video/14174989/

BTW, he apparently was at the Pink Taco that fateful night ... and no, it's not a strip club. Trendy place.

I thought Pat McCann might he a candidate for OC, but turns out he's the OC now at Fresno State (via EWU). He seemed to have a good rapport w WRs, and he had great timing in coaching Barriere.

Arizona 'really felt like home' for defensive tackle transfer Chubba Maae

"Although he’s listed at 6-2, 347 pounds on UC Davis’ 2023 roster, Maae (pronounced muh-eye) said he’s up to 370 pounds nowadays."

https://tucson.com/sports/college/football/wildcats/arizona-football-defensive-tackle-transfer-chubba-maae-2023/article_637a4028-9a02-11ee-ab6b-2f82d1900aa3.html

FCS?

Not sure this has been posted:

Billings Gazette: "On Monday, three of Idaho’s best players entered the transfer portal.

"Those three players are quarterback Gevani McCoy, running back Anthony Woods and defensive back Marcus Harris. McCoy and Woods both have two seasons of college eligibility remaining, while Harris has one."

https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/idaho-vandals-football-big-sky-transfer/article_2b6e94c8-986c-11ee-90da-c751674ee265.html

Yuuuge gets! Already a GREAT recruiting year!

Recent recruiting numbers - updated

2024 - ..9 schollies, TBD PWO, 7*** (developing)
2023 - 18 schollies, 8 PWO, 7***
2022 - 12 schollies, 5 PWO, 6***
2021 - 11 schollies, 3***

Cal Bears Playoff game - December 16th
Early Signing Date - December 20th