bevans said:

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Thanks for all your work SB.

And finally starting to replace the WR room with UNLV transfer senior Jacob De Jesus (that can hopefully block for the Ottfense).

Stats look pretty decent: https://unlvrebels.com/sports/football/roster/jacob-de-jesus/16148

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he committed? Don't see it mentioned anywhere

disregard - i see it now

I Imagine he will be our main Kick Returner & Punt returner and will replace Mikey Mathews at the WR position.

Pretty nice pick up imo.

Those open windows for transfers is confusing. Wasn't the last window closed on December 28th? And the next one not open until April 1625, 2025?

How can players come and go and teams add players outside of these windows?

Seems like chaos, although the Bears appear to be profiting. 247s team transfer ranking system appears off, btw.

BearoutEast67 said:

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Those open windows for transfers is confusing. Wasn't the last window closed on December 28th? And the next one not open until April 1625, 2025?

How can players come and go and teams add players outside of these windows?

Seems like chaos, although the Bears appear to be profiting. 247s team transfer ranking system appears off, btw.

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One way (but doesn't explain De Jesus) is that while the portal closed on the 28th of Dec., players that were on teams that still had upcoming bowl games, are given 5 days beyond the completion of their last game.

De Jesus may be a graduate transfer? They aren't bound by the transfer portal windows.

Also, it looks like De Jesus "officially entered" the portal on Dec. 30. He may have filed his paperwork on Dec. 28 and the school may not have processed his paperwork until Dec. 30.

BearoutEast67 said:

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Those open windows for transfers is confusing. Wasn't the last window closed on December 28th? And the next one not open until April 1625, 2025?

How can players come and go and teams add players outside of these windows?

Seems like chaos, although the Bears appear to be profiting. 247s team transfer ranking system appears off, btw.

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Those are the windows to enter your name in the portal. But there are some caveats: you have 5 days from your bowl game to enter, if there's a coaching change on your team it immediately opens another 30 day window, sometimes there's a lag in the paperwork going through but as long as it was filled out and sent by the deadline then guys keep trickling into the portal, and sometimes a guy is in the portal but it just hasn't been announced because it's explorative and they're considering sticking with their current team. I'm sure there are other reasons but these are just the common ones that I'm aware of.

So guys can commit and sign with new schools at any time as long as they got their paperwork in to enter the portal by the deadline. The "open" and "closed" distinction only applies to guys entering the portal from their current school and doesn't mean a freeze on signing or recruiting portal transfers. I also think that grad transfers or guys from JCs are free to enter the portal at any time. Hope this helped!

Nofado said:

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Tight end Simon Mapa became the fourth member of the College of San Mateo junior college state championship team to commit to Cal this season. Mapa announced his commitment to Cal on social media Wednesday evening.

Mapa joins three College of San Mateo teammates that are coming to Cal for the 2025 season -- outside linebacker John Gayer, quarterback Dominic Ingrassia and outside linebacker Odera Okaka.

Mapa caught 16 passes for 159 yards this past season, and he had his biggest impact in the postseason. He had four catches for 60 yards in College of San Mateo's 27-22 victory over Modesto in the state semifinals, then added three receptions for 23 yards in the Bulldogs' 43-11 victory over Mount San Antonio in the championship game.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Mapa was a sophomore this season. He is from San Mateo, California, and attended Aragon High School.

Mapa's commitment comes the same day that Idaho transfer tight end Mason Mini committed to Cal. Evidently the tight end spot will be an important position in the offense of new Cal offensive coordinbator Bryan Harsin.

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100% Committed!!! All glory to God. Excited and grateful for this next chapter. Go Bears!🐻 @themikesaffell @coachTcsm @CoachDovey @MikeGarrity38 @tlbutler5 pic.twitter.com/oqbkNglIIm

— Simon Mapa | TE 6’4 240lbs | (@SimonMapa11) January 9, 2025

bear2034 said:

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Nofado said:

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Tight end Simon Mapa became the fourth member of the College of San Mateo junior college state championship team to commit to Cal this season. Mapa announced his commitment to Cal on social media Wednesday evening.

Mapa joins three College of San Mateo teammates that are coming to Cal for the 2025 season -- outside linebacker John Gayer, quarterback Dominic Ingrassia and outside linebacker Odera Okaka.

Mapa caught 16 passes for 159 yards this past season, and he had his biggest impact in the postseason. He had four catches for 60 yards in College of San Mateo's 27-22 victory over Modesto in the state semifinals, then added three receptions for 23 yards in the Bulldogs' 43-11 victory over Mount San Antonio in the championship game.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Mapa was a sophomore this season. He is from San Mateo, California, and attended Aragon High School.

Mapa's commitment comes the same day that Idaho transfer tight end Mason Mini committed to Cal. Evidently the tight end spot will be an important position in the offense of new Cal offensive coordinbator Bryan Harsin.

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100% Committed!!! All glory to God. Excited and grateful for this next chapter. Go Bears!🐻 @themikesaffell @coachTcsm @CoachDovey @MikeGarrity38 @tlbutler5 pic.twitter.com/oqbkNglIIm

— Simon Mapa | TE 6’4 240lbs | (@SimonMapa11) January 9, 2025

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Mapa's social says he is 6'4", 240, but I digress.

Dazmin James to Cal via the portal

James had a breakout performance with three catches, 137 yards and a touchdown in Arkansas' bowl game win over Texas Tech.

Arkansas wide receiver transfer Dazmin James is expected to commit to Cal, according a report by Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports and 247 Sports. James has not confirmed the commitment himself.

Since entering the transfer portal, James reportedly visited Purdue, Utah, Oklahoma State and Mississippi State before his scheduled visit to Cal on January 8, which was his last visit.

James was a redshirt freshman this past season, so he has three years of eligibility remaining. He ended the 2024 season on a high note, recording three receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown in Arkansas' victory over Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl.

However, those were James' only three receptions for the season. He played in eight of the Razorbacks' 13 games, but did not start any of them and his only receptions came in the bowl game.

The 6-foot-2, 196-pound James is from Clayton, Norh Carolina, and he attended Clayton High School. He had offers from North Carolina State and Liberty as well as Arkansas coming out of high school.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEGklznxAVV/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Nofado said:

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Dazmin James to Cal via the portal

James had a breakout performance with three catches, 137 yards and a touchdown in Arkansas' bowl game win over Texas Tech.

Arkansas wide receiver transfer Dazmin James is expected to commit to Cal, according a report by Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports and 247 Sports. James has not confirmed the commitment himself.

Since entering the transfer portal, James reportedly visited Purdue, Utah, Oklahoma State and Mississippi State before his scheduled visit to Cal on January 8, which was his last visit.

James was a redshirt freshman this past season, so he has three years of eligibility remaining. He ended the 2024 season on a high note, recording three receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown in Arkansas' victory over Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl.

However, those were James' only three receptions for the season. He played in eight of the Razorbacks' 13 games, but did not start any of them and his only receptions came in the bowl game.

The 6-foot-2, 196-pound James is from Clayton, Norh Carolina, and he attended Clayton High School. He had offers from North Carolina State and Liberty as well as Arkansas coming out of high school.

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High ceiling player. Major speed. Needs to stay healthy.

Looks like he had a 94 yard TD last year

MiZery said:

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Looks like he had a 94 yard TD last year

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He only had 3 catches in one game last year. The bowl game. Looks like it was a redshirt year with the ability to play in the Bowl game.

Devin Brown made it official, good to have a vet QB on the way to join the room

Ohio State QB Devin Brown has signed with Cal, sources tell @mzenitz and I for @247Sports/@CBSSports.

Brown, a former top 50 recruit, spent three seasons in Columbus. He’s one of the top available QBs in the @247SportsPortal rankings.https://t.co/MmZI0qSols pic.twitter.com/B8mmG531pM

— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) January 21, 2025

Awesome news!!!

Lol, leave Zach Maynard alone. Dude was a 2 star for a reason

Sucks to be losing David Reese to the portal though (he announced an hour ago). He was really good for us and we developed him and gave him PT after he was just wasting away on the bench at Florida. But still, he gave us two good years and I wish him the best; he'll probably get a fat paycheck for being a good edge player in the portal too

I will be entering the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility remaining.

— David Reese (@DR4our) January 21, 2025

On3 portal news says Matthew Little John has withdrawn his entry into the transfer portal and is staying at Cal. The 247 site does not reflect this news yet.

David Reese has entered the portal.
Shucks!
Thank you for your service David you were a model leader and teammate!