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 nearly 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 in college and a high school senior. He has followed Cal football and basketball since childhood in the early 70s and has been on the NFL Network and several ESPN, Fox Sports and local radio and podcast outlets providing Cal football analysis.
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Cal Football Spring Practice Day 6
6 hrs ago by Jim McGill
The Bears were back on the field on a frigid Monday morning for day six of spring ball
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Bear Insider Video: Florida Portal Transfer David Reese
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 21 hrs ago by Jim McGill
Redshirt junior OLB David Reese talks about transfer to Cal and transition process
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Cal Football Spring Practice Day 5 - First Scrimmage of Spring
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 2 days ago by Jim McGill
The full pads finally came on for a sunny Saturday morning at Memorial as the Bears had their first scrimmage of the spring in session five of spring ball
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Visitors for tomorrow
2 days ago by Jim McGill
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Cal Football Spring Practice Day 3
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 6 days ago by Jim McGill
The Bears were back in Memorial for their third practice of the spring
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Bear Insider Video: Cal WR Mavin Anderson Ready to Lead the Way
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 6 days ago by Jim McGill
Redshirt soph WR aims to build off his solid frosh season
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2025 Recruiting Thread
8 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bear Insider Video: Cal WR Monroe Young Ready for 6th Year
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 8 days ago by Jim McGill
Veteran receiver ready to turn the page in 2023
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Cal Football Spring Ball Day 2
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 days ago by Jim McGill
Gloomy skies and a light drizzle don't put damper on today's action in session two
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Visitors for this weekend
10 days ago by Jim McGill
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Spring Ball Kicks Off at Memorial
12 days ago by Jim McGill
Rain clears long enough for cool and sunny first day of spring ball
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Show me a better setting in the country for football
12 days ago by Jim McGill
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Cardwell Feeling the Love at Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 12 days ago by Jim McGill
Redshirt soph Oregon portal transfer running back fitting in well at Cal
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Wilcox Fields Questions as Spring Ball Set to Kick Off
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 13 days ago by Jim McGill
Head coach Justin Wilcox talks about scheme and personnel changes and more in today's pre-spring ball presser
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Byrne Ready For His New Challenge at Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 13 days ago by Jim McGill
Portal transfer TE JT Byrne talks about Cal's new offense and more
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Spring Ball week
14 days ago by Jim McGill
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Recruits Impressed on Cal's Junior Day Weekend
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 15 days ago by Jim McGill
Hear from many of the weekend visitors in Cal's first big 2024 recruiting event
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Best picture yet of new Memorial turf
16 days ago by Jim McGill
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2024 Recruiting Kicks Off This Weekend With Cal's Junior Day
16 days ago by Jim McGill
Bears to host some 60 2024 and 2025 prep players this weekend
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Junior Day
19 days ago by Jim McGill
 
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