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Speed is Key Word in 1998 Haul

A blur. That, more than anything else, describes Cal's 1998 recruiting effort as head coach Tom Holmoe today announced the signing of 23 new athletes to letters-of-intent. The frenetic pace of Holmoe's coaching staff during the past two months traveling the recruiting trail was just one element of the eventual theme of the '98 recruiting campaign. Also, it was how quickly Cal received verbal commitments, finalizing the majority of its recruiting list by mid-December, a full six weeks before the official signing date. But, mostly it is the leg speed that truly characterized the new group of Golden Bear players. ...

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1998 California

Click names for biographies, Tom Holmoe's Audio video clips of selected players.

Prep Recruits

Name                Pos    Ht Mike Ainsworth Omar Bennett Jamaal Cherry Ronnie Davenport Adam Fisher Brian Gray Chris Hanks Marcus Helfman Eddie Macha Saleem Muhammad Matt Nixon David Page Jemeel Powell Warren Rick Ryan Stanger Paul Ugenti LaShaun Ward Bert Watts Brian White Zech Whittington

Junior College Recruits
 Name                Pos    Ht Kasey Jackson Damien Marzett

Tranfers
 Name                Pos    Ht Jason Smith



Cal

Football Signees Comments, plus Wt Hometown (High School) WR 6-1 180 Monrovia (Monrovia HS) WR 6-1 170 Los Angeles (Beverly Hills HS) LB 6-3 250 Las Vegas, NV (Clark HS) WR 6-2 180 Woodside (Woodside HS) OL 6-4 275 Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach HS) OL 6-4 260 Coos Bay, OR (Marshfield HS) RB 6-0 180 Los Angeles (Cathedral HS) TE 6-5 220 Agoura Hills (Agoura HS) WR 5-10 185 Atwater (Atwater HS) FB 6-0 195 Pittsburg (De La Salle HS) LB/SNAP 6-0 200 Phoenix, AZ (Sunnyslope HS) QB 6-1 175 Brandon, MS (North Rankin HS) CB 6-1 170 Los Angeles (Serra HS) OL 6-7 300 Sunnyvale (Fremont HS) FB 6-2 220 Rocklin (Rocklin HS) LB 6-0 200 San Jose (Leland HS) DB 6-0 185 Pasadena (Muir HS) SAF 6-1 200 Basking Ridge, NJ (Ridge HS) WR 6-0 180 Chino (Ayala HS) DE 6-4 235 Vallejo (Vallejo HS) Wt Hometown (High School) DT 6-3 280 Orem, UT (Dixie JC) SAF 6-0 195 Los Angeles (Southwest CC) Wt Hometown (High School) LB 6-0 230 River Ridge, LA (Vanderbilt Univ.) Athletics data-v-82c1645c>