Two days ago, the Odyssey ran a post titled “The Biggest Loser.” The momentum in Cal football, triggered in no small part by the Calgorithm and a 2024 visit by ESPN Game Day, had come to a screeching halt. The Golden Bears lost all their major offensive starts to the transfer portal. OUCH!
HOWEVER. On Saturday night in Corvallis, a savior may have been found. A true freshman QB from Hawaii, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, completed 20 of 3o passes for 234 yards and 3 TDs. Unlike Arch Manning, this savior delivered on opening day! We hope the media will just dub him JKS as spelling his name will generate as big a headache as what JKS will provide to future defensive coordinators. In a game which Las Vegas deemed a tossup, the Golden Bears rolled, 34-15.
The fans in Strawberry Canyon look to have a treat in 2025. Maybe Berkeley will be Bear Territory after all in 2025.