Taimane Purcell

Head coach Tosh Lupoi, OC Jordan Somerville, DC Michael Hutchings, center Bastian Swinney and ILB Tristan Jernigan break down Cal's 21-18 win over Syracuse with what went right and where there's room for growth as well as this weekend's game vs Wagner

Bear Insider previews Saturday night's primetime showdown, a game that's rightfully getting a lot of attention with serious implications and classic bragging rights on the line.

Notes and observations from a limited viewing session as I had to leave before practice ended:Kingston Lopa is back after a short absence for personal reasonsPer the Team Update post from earlier today, the team is healthier with Ian Strong, Mark Hamper, and Jayden Williams all back and full participantsSteady diet of 5-6 NFL scouts at every practice. Can't remember seeing this many every single day since Goff was playingIt's clearly the DL where Tosh is being the most cautious about injuries and depthFull pads today, energy and enthusiasm were sky highSome nice moments for the O and D today. Passing O was up a notch with a lot of nice throws and plays by the WRs and TEs. JKS to Rogers and Perry for longer plays, Jackson Brousseau to Taimane Purcell on a pretty play design for a chunk gain, etcIn general, the offensive passing attack is ahead of the D more than we've seen in the last few Fall Camps. That said, it's hard for observers to know when blitzes or stunts are going to be dialed up vs the D working on things to work on thingsRun D was strong today. A couple of nice big runs one by Chapman behind the "1st" OL unit and Mohammed behind the "2nd" unit on what might have been a TD if they'd been fully liveOtherwise, the D stuffed a lot of plays. Really nice work by WIlkins, Shephard, Johnson, Williams, McKenzie, Lopa, Mothudi and Okaka. The team looks good overall. Athleticism and depth continue to pop. Going to be hard to gauge the DL and ILBs until they're fully live and some key bodies return. Ditto for the OL