Cal makes its AT&T Park debut Saturday against Presbyterian riding its fourth straight 2-0 start, but with plenty left to prove.
Cal’s thrilling 36-33 nonconference overtime win against Colorado on Saturday highlighted a number of things the Golden Bears are doing well, but also where the team still needs improvement, coach Jeff Tedford said.
“It came down to a tight game in a hostile environment,” Tedford said. “This last game was a battle all the way through.”
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Cal has a lot of questions heading into the 2011 season, and those questions may get answered Saturday when the Golden Bears meet Fresno State at Candlestick Park.
Cal has won six of its past seven season openers, including a 52-3 romp over UC Davis at Memorial Stadium last season.
But the team is coming off its first losing season under coach Jeff Tedford and the lowest finish in the Pac-10 standings since his arrival.
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Though Cal football coach Jeff Tedford insists there will be competition for the starting quarterback position this fall, Zach Maynard emerged as the top QB in the spring and should be under center when the Bears open at Candlestick on Sept. 3 against Fresno State.
“He can make all the throws,” Tedford said this week. “He throws a nice deep ball and he has the arm strength to zip the ball on the intermediate routes.”
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Cal football coach Jeff Tedford likened Zach Maynard to Akili Smith, whom he coached at Oregon and was eventually the No. 3 overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft, as he talked during a media gathering at Candlestick Park on Monday to promote the Sept. 3 opener with Fresno State.
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