McGill, Jim
Jim McGill
Editor in Chief
Jim has been with Bear Insider since 2003. He's covered Cal Athletics with an emphasis on football, basketball and recruiting for over two decades. Jim is a Cal grad (Class of ’88). His wife Susan is also a Cal grad (Class of '89) and he has three kids - two who are also recent Cal grads ('22 and '24) and a daughter in grad school. He has followed Cal football and basketball since childhood in the early 70s and has been on the NFL and ACC Networks and several ESPN, Fox Sports and local radio and podcast outlets providing Cal football analysis.
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Bears Looking Strong Heading Into Morgan's Official Visit
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 22 hrs ago by Jim McGill
Athletic, speedy Fresno receiver talks about his Cal recruitment
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Tonight's SoCal donor event
1 day ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Earn Run-Rule Win Over Hurricanes, Advance To Face Wake Forest
2 days ago by Jim McGill
Cal Beats Miami In ACC Championship Debut
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Trevor Rogers finishes 2nd at ACC T&F finals in long jump with big PR
6 days ago by Jim McGill
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Dixon-Veal Ready to Show What He Can Do For the Bears
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 7 days ago by Jim McGill
No longer hampered by injured, Purdue WR transfer ready to show what he can do at Cal
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Bears Pick Up Longhorns Portal Transfer Punter Michael Kern
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 10 days ago by Jim McGill
Bears add depth and competition at punter replacing Lachlan Wilson
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TE Grad Transfer Morris Excited For the Opportunity at Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 11 days ago by Jim McGill
Temple tight end transfers to Cal with two seasons of eligibility remaining
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The Impressive Journey of Cal High Jumper and Law School Student, Grace Reinhardt
11 days ago by Jim McGill
The story of an extraordinarily accomplished Cal high jumper and Berkeley Law student
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Cal Football outtakes
15 days ago by Jim McGill
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Meyer Ready to Turn Around Cal's Kicking Game
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 17 days ago by Jim McGill
Penn State grad transfer hopes to help solve Cal's recent kicking woes
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Oldest living Cal football player passes away at 106
17 days ago by Jim McGill
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Trevor Rogers' Big Meet long jump & 4x100
19 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Pull in 2026 Colorado MLB Jaxon Pyatt
20 days ago by Jim McGill
All-State MLB chooses Bears over Ole Miss, Syracuse, KSU and more
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Bears Pull in High MLB Target Harrison Taggart From BYU
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 21 days ago by Jim McGill
Productive`BYU junior a key addition at MLB for the Bears
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Top Remaining Spring Portal WR Mark Hamper Commits to Cal From Wisconsin
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 22 days ago by Jim McGill
Former frosh All-American at Idaho cuts short his time at Wisconsin, transfers to Cal
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Bears Pick Up 4 Star Georgia Edge Camron Brooks
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 25 days ago by Jim McGill
Rated the #66 player in the nation by Rivals, 6-4/235 edge will join OL teammate Artem Korchagin with Bears in 2026
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Harris goes to Titans in Round 6
26 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Pick Up UTSA Soph RB Brandon High
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 27 days ago by Jim McGill
Productive UTSA back reunites with new Cal RB Griffin
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Utah Soph Portal CB Quimari Shemwell Joins Bears
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 27 days ago by Jim McGill
Former Long Beach Poly corner transfers to Cal
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Zero star QB #1 in NFL draft
28 days ago by Jim McGill
 
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