BERKELEY – Cal ran approximately 105 live plays in its first football scrimmage of the team's 2023 training camp on Sunday at California Memorial Stadium and Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox saw some things he liked.

"What we're looking for [at these scrimmages] is good football, and we saw some of that today," Wilcox said. "Just off the top before watching the video, I thought all three quarterbacks had some moments.
Each of the three signal callers – Sam Jackson V, Fernando Mendoza and Ben Finley – were live during portions of the scrimmage and each was responsible for one of the team's seven touchdowns. Mendoza put up the biggest numbers by completing 14-of-19 passes for 168 yards and a scoring toss on a 25-yarder to Mason Mangum. Jackson was 11-of-16 for 98 yards with his score coming on a seven-yard touchdown pass to Trond Grizzell, while adding three rushes for 29 yards. Finley completed 6-of-15 passes for 61 yards and ran four times for yards including an eight-yard touchdown trot.

Jordan King led the Golden Bears with four receptions and 77 yards receiving, while Ashton Stredick led all rushers with 70 yards on only five carries including a 27-yard touchdown that was the longest run of the day. Andy Alifieri picked up a pair of touchdowns on the ground, while Dean-Taylor Chapman also had a rushing score and finished with 53 yards rushing on a scrimmage-high 15 carries.
There was not a turnover in the scrimmage.

Patrick McMorris registered a scrimmage-high seven tackles along with 1.0 tackles for loss and sacks (-6 yards). Nate Burrell, Ricky Correia, David Reese and Curlee Thomas IV also each had 1.0 sack of the five recorded by the defense. Sai Vadrawale blocked a field goal for the special teams.

"With 105 plays and a bunch of guys on the field at once, you are going to get a lot of video to watch," Wilcox said before later adding. "Overall, it was a productive day. We've just got to get a lot better."
Cal opens its 2023 season at North Texas on Sept. 2 in a game to be televised by ESPNU. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. CT/1 p.m. PT.

Perennial national and SEC power Auburn will visit Berkeley for the first-ever meeting between the teams on Sept. 9 in the Golden Bears' home opener. The Saturday night ESPN game and Gold Out contest will kick off at 7:30 p.m. PT under the lights at California Memorial Stadium, which will celebrate 100 years in 2023.

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2023 Cal Football Schedule

Date – Opponent (Time, TV)
Sept. 2 – at North Texas (3 p.m. CT/1 p.m. PT, ESPNU)                                                                                    
Sept. 9 – Auburn (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Sept. 16 – Idaho (1 p.m., Pac-12 Bay Area)
Sept. 23 – at Washington (TBA, TBA)*
Sept. 30 – Arizona State (TBA, TBA)*
Oct. 7 – Oregon State (TBA, TBA)*
Oct. 14 – at Utah (TBA, TBA)*
Oct. 28 – USC! (TBA, TBA)*
Nov. 4 – at Oregon (TBA, TBA)*
Nov. 11 – Washington State (TBA)#*
Nov. 18 – at Stanford (TBA, TBA)*
Nov. 25 – at UCLA (TBA, TBA)#*
Dec. 1 – Pac-12 Football Championship Game (5 p.m., ABC)+
Home Games In Bold At California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA; All Times Pacific Unless Noted; *Pac-12 Game; #ESPN Platform (Channel To Be Determined At Later Dates); +At Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV; All Games On Saturdays Other Than The Pac-12 Football Championship Game On Friday; Remaining Kickoff Times And Broadcast Television Networks To Be Announced Six Or 12 Days Prior To Game; Listen To Cal Football Games Live On 810 AM, The Golden Bears Sports Network Powered By The Northern California Toyota Dealers, The Free Varsity Network App For iPhone And Android, And SiriusXM

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