The Cal football team begins spring practice Monday, holding its first four practices March 18-23 before spring break and then resuming with 11 additional sessions April 3-20. The practices will be held each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday during the two windows and culminate with the Cal Football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 20 (2:30 p.m. PT). The program will also host its annual Pro Day next Thursday.

All sessions are open to the public, free of charge and held at California Memorial Stadium. Attendees can enter the venue via Gate 2 in the northwest corner of the stadium and proceed to the concourse level through Stairwell 6 to available seating on the west side of the stadium. All other sections of the stadium, including the field and North Tunnel will be closed to public access.

Additional information regarding Pro Day and the Cal Football Spring Showcase will be announced at later dates.

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2024 California Football Spring Practice Schedule

DAY, DATE – START TIME
Monday, March 18 – 8:45 a.m
Wednesday, March 20 – 8:45 a.m.
Thursday, March 21 – TBA (Pro Day)
Friday, March 22 – 8:45 a.m.
Saturday, March 23 – 8:45 a.m.
Wednesday, April 3 – 8:45 a.m.
Friday, April 5 – 8:45 a.m.
Saturday, April 6 – 11 a.m.
Monday, April 8 – 8:45 a.m.
Wednesday, April 10 – 8:45 a.m.
Friday, April 12 – 8:45 a.m.
Saturday, April 13 – 11 a.m.
Monday, April 15 – 8:45 a.m.
Wednesday, April 17 – 8:45 a.m.
Friday, April 19 – 8:45 a.m.
^Saturday, April 20 – 2:30 p.m.
All events at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Calif.; All times Pacific Daylight; Schedule subject to change; ^Cal Football Spring Showcase (Pac-12 Network coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. PDT)

2024 California Football

California will be in its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024 with the Golden Bears' inaugural ACC game scheduled for Sept. 21 at Florida State. The Bears will host four home league contests in their first campaign as members of the ACC with Miami (Oct. 5), North Carolina State (Oct. 19), Syracuse (Nov. 16) and Stanford (Nov. 23) visiting California Memorial Stadium. Cal's seven-game home schedule also includes three nonconference dates beginning with the Aug. 31 season-opener against UC Davis. In addition, the Bears host San Diego State (Sept. 14) and Oregon State (Oct. 26). Cal opens a five-game road schedule Sept. 7 by returning a contest with SEC foe Auburn in a home-and-home series, and after the Florida State contest will also have ACC road tilts at Pittsburgh (Oct. 12), Wake Forest (Nov. 8) and SMU (Nov. 30).

The ACC Championship Game is slated for Dec. 7 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

All Cal games are on Saturdays other than a Friday contest at Wake Forest, while the Bears have byes in Weeks 5 and 10. Kickoff times and television networks for all contests will be announced at later dates.
Cal features an honors candidate in junior running back Jaydn Ott, who rushed for 1,315 yards and 12 touchdowns on 246 carries last season while leading the Pac-12 and finishing ninth nationally with an average of 109.6 rushing yards per contest. Ott earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors and was an honorable mention All-American pick by Phil Steele in 2023. In his first two seasons at Cal, he has rushed for 2,212 yards and 20 touchdowns on 416 carries over 24 games and 22 starts. He will begin his junior campaign within 1,155 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns of Russell White's school records of 3,367 rushing yards and 35 rushing scores.

All six players from Cal's 2023 Independence Bowl squad that were honored on the All-Pac-12 Team last season return in 2024, with Ott joined by second-team punter Lachlan Wilson, honorable mention choices outside linebacker David Reese and defensive back Craig Woodson, and a pair of freshman honorees in Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year inside linebacker Cade Uluave and Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honorable mention selection quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Uluave and tight end Jack Endries were also 2023 Freshman All-American picks with Uluave a three-time first-teamer (College Football Network, FWAA, The Athletic) while Endries earned first-team recognition from College Football News and second-team honors from The Athletic, in addition to being an honorable mention choice of College Football News.

Cal returns 16 players who made at least six starts in 2023.

The returnees will be joined by a 2024 recruiting class that includes a transfer portal group that currently ranks No. 8 nationally according to On3Sports after reaching as high as No. 6. The recruiting class currently totals 30 scholarship players, including 19 who joined the Bears as mid-year enrollees in January.

Cal has also made coaching changes on the offensive side of the ball in 2024, including the promotion of Mike Bloesch to offensive coordinator/offensive line coach from offensive line coach/run game coordinator just before the 2023 Independence Bowl. Bloesch's offensive line provided room for Ott to run and was credited with much of the team's improvement on the ground last season with the Bears' 172.8 rushing yards per game average the program's highest since 2012.

In addition, the Bears have added Sterlin Gilbert as passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach and former Cal standout offensive lineman Mike Saffell will coach the tight ends.

2024 Calfornia Football Schedule

Date – Opponent
Aug. 31 – UC Davis
Sept. 7 – at Auburn
Sept. 14 – San Diego State
Sept. 21 – at Florida State*
Oct. 5 – Miami*
Oct. 12 – at Pittsburgh*
Oct. 19 – North Carolina State*
Oct. 26 – Oregon State
Nov. 8 – at Wake Forest*
Nov. 16 – Syracuse*
Nov. 23 – Stanford*
Nov. 30 – at SMU*
Dec. 7 – ACC Football Championship Game+
Home Games In Bold At California Memorial Stadium; *ACC Game; +Bank Of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC; All Games On Saturdays Other Than Friday At Wake Forest; Kickoff Times And Broadcast Television Networks To Be Announced At Later Dates

California Memorial Stadium Location/Parking/Transportation Options

California Memorial Stadium is located at 2227 Piedmont Avenue in Berkeley between Bancroft Way and Stadium Rim Way, adjacent to the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance. Public transportation is highly recommended when visiting California Memorial Stadium. There are multiple public transportation options. Visit bart.gov, actransit.org, 511.org and pt.berkeley.edu for more information.
Parking in the vicinity is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please read all signs at each parking location for further important information. See below for some suggestions in order of proximity to the stadium.

• Stadium Parking Garage – Paid parking near corner of Gayley Road (where Piedmont Avenue becomes Gayley Road) and Stadium Rim Way just north of the stadium
• Street Parking – Paid and two-hour free parking may be available on streets near the stadium
• Witter Lot – Paid parking near the corner of Centennial Drive and Stadium Rim Way just east of the stadium
• Lower Sproul Garage – Paid parking on the north side of Bancroft Way between Telegraph Avenue and Dana Street
• Rec Sports Facility Garage – Paid parking on the north side of Bancroft Way between Dana Street and Ellsworth Street
• Underhill Garage – Paid parking on the corner of Channing Way and College Avenue