Haha, 4-way QB competition with them listed in alphabetical order based on their last names. I’m sure seeing Garbers on top freaked some people out.
Kamari Pleasant as the starting RB? Holy shit, perhaps Jimmy likes big backs even more than I do. That’s crazy. Maybe the new offense fits him perfectly and he took advantage of a clean slate with a new OC. I love Rich Newton and he looked really good last season soooo I don’t know how I feel about this. I guess it means we’re really deep at RB with guys who can get the job done if Newton is listed as our 3rd-string RB.
It also means people can stop worrying about the O-line. I don’t care what you “heard” from an anonymous “source”, if those guys are blocking well enough for Kamari Pleasant to get loose in practice and move from the bottom to the top of the depth chart, then they must be damn good.
Where did Alex Cook come from? I haven’t heard anything about him looking impressive on the defensive side of the ball since he’s been here. I just know he’s a physical player who’s not afraid to stick his nose in there in run support so maybe that’s what separated him from others at safety?
I also was expecting Rome in the two-deeps but I have no doubt he’s going to play a lot. Other true Freshman who look like they’re going to play right away are Jalen McMillan, Mark Redman, and Savell Smalls which we expected when they were recruited so I’m pleased to see that.
Everything else is what I expected. I’m hoping Puka Nacua and MJ Ale will be ready to go for the Cal game.