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Jim McGill

Staff Writer

Jim is a graduate of Cal and has been writing for Bear Insider since 2004, covering recruiting and Cal Athletics, with a primary focus on football and basketball.

Nice Cal promo video

2 days ago by Jim McGill

Bears' Stellar 2020 Class Gets Deeper With Swedish Guard, Alma Elsnitz

Women's Basketball ⋅ 2 days ago by Jim McGill

For the second time in their stellar 7th ranked 2020 class, the Bears dipped into international waters for backcourt talent with their newest commit -5;11" Swedish combo guard Alma Elsnitz.

Moore Building Recruiting Momentum

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 2 days ago by Jim McGill

6-0/180 Oaks Christian ATH Kaylin Moore picked up three offers this week, including Cal

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Covid-19 posts from 2021 recruiting threads moved here

2 days ago by Jim McGill

Impressive new senior highlights mix tape for Correia

4 days ago by Jim McGill

Chicago OT Pat Coogan Talks Recruiting, Visits

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 6 days ago by Jim McGill

6-5/290 Marist (Chicago, IL) OT Pat Coogan currently has 25 offers from a who's who list of collegiate programs and counting

Cam and Marvin

7 days ago by Jim McGill

Pulealii Talks Recruiting, Cal Visit

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 8 days ago by Jim McGill

Palma OL Noah Pulealii talks about his visit to Cal after his recent offer

OT: Really cool tweet

8 days ago by Jim McGill

Elarms-Orr Talks Cal Visit and Offer

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 12 days ago by Jim McGill

2021 6-3/225 Moreau Catholic (Hayward, CA) inside linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr the latest Bay Area recruit to net Cal offer

Players stepping up

16 days ago by Jim McGill

OT: A little rainbow in a time of turbulence

16 days ago by Jim McGill

Arceneaux Pulls in Cal Offer

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 16 days ago by Jim McGill

5-11/185 Lawndale RB Johnathan Arceneaux recovers from scary injury, talks Cal offer

DT Jay Toia

17 days ago by Jim McGill

Tune into American Idol tonight for former Cal soccer player Grace Leer

20 days ago by Jim McGill

Celestine on the Road to Recovery

Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 20 days ago by Jim McGill

One of two commitments in Cal's 2020 recruiting class, 6-7/205 Lutheran High School shooting guard Jalen Celestine is well on the road to recovery as he prepares to head West to play for the Bears

Awesome Robert Paylor update

20 days ago by Jim McGill

Bear Insider Video: Cal ILB Blake Antzoulatos

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 20 days ago by Jim McGill

After a season being groomed behind Cal's All-American linebacker Even Weaver, frosh ILB Blake Antzoulatos is ready to step up for playing time

Bears Get Good Reviews From Recent Unofficial Visits

Cal Bears Football ⋅ 22 days ago by Jim McGill

Over the past week, the Bears have hosted a dozen players on campus in Berkeley

Chat Thursday night @7pm (back to original time with no tourney game)

24 days ago by Jim McGill