Cameron Jordan suspended

DE Cameron Jordan has been suspended for the first game of the season.  He was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.

This lessens the Bears depth along the DL, with Cameron one of four primary players in rotation at the DE position.  Even though he is not listed as a starter, this will still greatly impact the Bears.  The starters at the DE position are Rulon Davis and Tyson Alualu with Jordan listed as the primary backup.

Riley named starter

Kevin Riley has been named the starter over Nate Longshore for the Michigan State game.  This comes at the end of the fall practices as the Bears begin to prepare for their first game.  Coach Tedford stresses that Longshore will definitely get a chance to play and that there will be a continual competition.  Both quarterbacks played extremely well throughout camp.

A CB and a transfer

Vachel Samuels, a CB out of Lynwood, CA has committed to the Bears. Samuels is a 3-star recruit who is listed at 6’1″ 190 lbs with a 4.4 40. It is nice to see that more Southern California players are signing away from UCLA and USC with the Bears.

Donovan Edwards, a JC transfer from Diablo Valley has decommitted from UCLA to join the Bears in the 2008 class (taking the open scholarship from the release of DE Scott Smith to transfer). He is a 6’4″ 270 lbs OL who also runs a 4.7 40. Edwards is a 2008 recruit and will have 4 years to play 3, and will be eligible immediately. Again, it is good to see that Cal can steal prospects, even this late into the 2008 recruiting season.