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 Pick up 4 Star Navy All-American OL Justin Hasenhuetl
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 17 hrs ago by Jim McGill
Former Georgia Tech commit announces his choice of Cal in today's nationally-televised Navy All-American Bowl
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Bears' Rally Falls Short, Lose 71-68 to Virginia Tech
20 hrs ago by Jim McGill
Bears tie game after being down 21 with under 14 minutes left but fall short to Hokies in home loss
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Bears Take Down #21 NC State 78-71 in 2nd Top-25 Victory of the Season
Women's Basketball ⋅ 2 days ago by Jim McGill
5 Bears in double figures, led by forward Marta Suarez take down #24 Wolfpack
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Bears Flip Michigan State TE Commit Mason Mini
2 days ago by Jim McGill
Bears add former Idaho frosh and recent MSU commit tight end with bay area roots
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New longsnapper
3 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Handle Virginia, 75-61
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 days ago by Jim McGill
Bears get in the win column in ACC play, move to 8-7
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Another commit - Idaho TE Mason Mini
3 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Add JUCO Sack Leader Edge John Gayer From CSM
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 4 days ago by Jim McGill
State sack leader with 15.5 sacks keeps the CSM pipeline open to Cal
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Bears Grab Former 4 Star UW OLB Transfer Jayden Wayne
4 days ago by Jim McGill
6-5/265 OLB to enroll at Cal this spring
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Phil Steele's All-American and All-ACC teams
4 days ago by Jim McGill
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College of San Mateo QB Dominic Ingrassia Commits to Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 5 days ago by Jim McGill
1st Team All-State frosh QB joins the Bears
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Bears Pick up Former Texas Tech and Arkansas State Punter Brook Honore
5 days ago by Jim McGill
Big leg punter will get his chance to show his skills at Cal
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Bears Flip Back Prized Prep QB Commit Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 7 days ago by Jim McGill
Weeks after losing 5 star QB to Oregon on a signing day flip, Bears bring back Sagapolutele though the transfer portal
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Field goal struggles nationally
9 days ago by Jim McGill
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Aaron Rodgers in the NFL record books
14 days ago by Jim McGill
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Mickey goes public with Cal commit
15 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Pull in Productive Colorado State LB Buom Jock From Portal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 16 days ago by Jim McGill
Soph CSU linebacker racked up 100 tackles for Rams in 2024
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How Anae assembled the #1 sacks allowed and #3 rushing OL in the country in 9 mos
17 days ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Grab Big Mississippi State OT Leon Bell Through Portal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 19 days ago by Jim McGill
6-8/325 MSU OT brings size and depth to Bears' O-line
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Washington Safety Tristan Dunn Signs With Cal
19 days ago by Jim McGill
Former 4 star prep safety transfers to Cal with 2 years of eligibility
 
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