Pac-10 lunch links: USC's Barkley wants new beginning

...the 1998 version -- now will it match it on the field? More on California running back Jahvid Best not playing in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Does it mean anything that...

Bowl Mania Predictions

Fantasy college football analyst Will Harris makes his bowl predictions, stating the case for both opponents before rendering a verdict, a score and assigning confidence points to each pick.

Best done at Cal?

That spectacular and then terrifying dive, flip and fall that California running back Jahvid Best took against Oregon State on Nov. 7 might be the junior's final play in a...

NCAA FOOTBALL: OCT 31 Cal at Arizona State 31 October 2009: California running back Jahvid Best (4) during the game where the Cal Bears beat the Arizona Sun Devils 23 - 21 at...

Cal accepts bid to play Utah in Poinsettia Bowl

Cal accepts bid to play Utah in Poinsettia Bowl

Dashing through the bowls

From the starting block in Albuquerque to the finish line in Pasadena, The Dash sprints through all 34 bowls -- and picks the winners.

Best hasn't practiced since injury

California star tailback Jahvid Best will not play in the Poinsettia Bowl as he continues his recovery from a frightening fall and concussion that sidelined him last month.

The Underrated Players of the Year

...end. California RB Shane Vereen: Vereen, a sophomore, rushed for 830 yards and 10 touchdowns as Jahvid Best's backup and then the Bears' starter when Best went down with a concussion. He rushed...

Pac-10 lunch links: While Prince sits, Brehaut runs UCLA's offense

...it will fill Mark Stoops' defensive coordinator shoes. Still no word on whether California running back Jahvid Best will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. More on a big recruiting commitment. Oregon's future will...

Best case-worst case rewind: Minnesota

...the Thorpe Award and head coach Tim Brewster receives a lengthy contract extension." ... "Heisman Trophy candidate Jahvid Best leads Cal into the Twin Cities on Sept. 19, but Minnesota running backs Duane Bennett, DeLeon...

Blue Ribbon: California

Blue Ribbon Bowl Preview: California

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Pac-10 lunch links: Pinkard out of Emerald Bowl

...commitments, which it needs, and four will enroll early. Some California notes -- there should be some Jahvid Best news soon. The focus isn't yet the Rose Bowl for Oregon. This competition is dead...

Which juniors jump?

...with a big showing next fall. Should he return? Yes. Will he return? No. California RB Jahvid Best Best is a first-round talent who might fall out of the first round for a...

Preseason vs. postseason All-Pac-10 teams

...list will be much different by mid-December." So take a look. Some changes are obvious. Gronkowski, Best, Thurmond and O'Dowd were switched out because of injuries. That also applies in large part to...

California season recap

...and got stomped 42-10. Like we said, a strange football season. Offensive MVP -- Running back Jahvid Best Perhaps Best should share this award with backup Shane Vereen, who filled in admirably when Best...