Mark Madsen is almost certainly going to be Cal's next Basketball Coach. Understanding how he was hired is essential in order for Cal Athletics to evolve and thrive going forward. And from this point forward, the one overriding priority is NIL $$. Can it be raised in time to save next season?

As we await word of who will be the next leader of Cal's program, we take a hard look at the process that's gotten us to where we are today.

USC and UCLA's decision to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big 10 has put the University of California at Berkeley into an existential crisis. The next set of decisions made by Cal's leadership will determine the future of the Athletic Department. Here's how you can help

What will practice look like, will some players opt out, how big will the roster be, will Cal not play both USC and UCLA?

Despite revenue deficit, cutting sports an unlikely financial solution

Agreement Extends Coverage To Nearly 50 Continuous Years

Cal Athletics has reached record levels in its Academic Progress Rates for both single-year and multiyear scores on several fronts

Online events replace in-person gathers

Kent And Pat Newmark Endow The Newmark Awards In Perpetuity with generous donation to Cal Athletics

This plan is the culmination of work started by Carol Christ and enjoined by Jim Knowlton to lay the blueprint for Cal Athletics future. Meaningful changes across the University and Athletic Department are laid out in this document

Funds Earmarked For Football Team Locker Room And Scholarship Endowment

Former Nevada, Georgia head man gets five-year deal

Knowlton fights an uphill budget as he conducts his first D1 men's hoops coaching search

After initial reports said he would be retained, coach let go after two seasons

What really happened last season? With ten returning starters including the starting QB and the 2nd year in a new offensive system, how did things go awry? Why didn’t we see turnover on the staff? What’s with the re-shuffling? At the end of the day, will things improve in 2019?

Poor air quality causes game to be rescheduled

New AD says he has no plans to cut any sports

Last week, Cal chancellor Carol Christ and new athletic director Jim Knowlton took an hour from their busy schedules to field questions from Bear Insider subscribers. Here's the subscriber transcript from the informative session.