Jim has been with Bear Insider since 2003 when he began as a staff writer. He's covered Cal Athletics with an emphasis on football and basketball as well as recruiting for nearly two decades. Jim is a 1988 graduate of The University of California Berkeley. 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.