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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Bears Add Key Piece With Stanford OL Grad Transfer Barrett Miller
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
Veteran starter adds needed experience and depth to Bears' O-line
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RIP to one of our longtime subscribers
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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Bears Add Big RB Target in 2024 Texas RB Jamaal Wiley
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
Hard-running Texas tailback commits on official visit
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Vic So’oto Adds Special Teams Coordinator Duties
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
Second-Year Cal Staffer Will Also Continue To Coach Golden Bears’ Outside Linebackers
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Bears Get on the Board Early With Commitment from '25 Folsom RB Carter Jackson
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
Speedy 2025 rising junior RB finds his home at Cal
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Crowell High on Bears After Official Visit
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
2024 Oregon TE likely to make decision soon
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Bears Add Speedy Acalanes WR Trevor Rogers
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
Local Lafayette receiver follows his brother to Cal, excited for new Bears' offense
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Jones Talks Cal OV, Names Top 6
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
6-3/285 DL has one more OV to go before making July decision
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Prep recruiting and success correlation
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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Houston DL Michael Anthony Okwura Commits to Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
6-3/250 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston, TX) High School DL commits to Cal on OV this weekend
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Interesting Pac-12 (former) North breakdown and season preview
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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Interesting development with SDSU
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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One Commit, Four Prospects Highlight Cal's 2nd Weekend Visitor List
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
2024 safety commit Brooklyn Cheek joined by four offerees starting tomorrow through Sunday
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Bears Kick Off Official Visit Month With Several Targets on Campus
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
Bears hosted their first eight official visitors of the season
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Texas MLB Eze Osondu Talks About Commitment to Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
3 star Dallas-area MLB talks about what made Cal the best choice for him and how he got connected to the program.
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Cal's transfer portal rating
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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Central Catholic Safety Brooklyn Cheek Calls it For Cal
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 9 mo ago by Jim McGill
6-2/180 3 star Central Catholic (Modesto, CA) High School safety Brooklyn Cheek is 2024 commit #3 for the Bears
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Brooklyn Cheek
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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PFF highest rated returning P12 WRs
9 mo ago by Jim McGill
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Bear Insider Podcast: Cal Head Coach Mark Madsen
10 mo ago by Jim McGill
New Cal basketball head coach Mark Madsen talks with Bear Insider about his path to coaching and reviews his staff and portal additions along with the returning roster and incoming freshman players
 
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