California Golden Bears - Football

California Golden Bears - Football

Speed is Key Word in 1998 Haul

A blur. That, more than anything else, describes Cal's 1998 recruiting effort as head coach Tom Holmoe today announced the signing of 23 new athletes to letters-of-intent. The frenetic pace of Holmoe's coaching staff during the past two months traveling the recruiting trail was just one element of the eventual theme of the '98 recruiting campaign. Also, it was how quickly Cal received verbal commitments, finalizing the majority of its recruiting list by mid-December, a full six weeks before the official signing date. But, mostly it is the leg speed that truly characterized the new group of Golden Bear players. ...

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1998 California Football Signees

  • Click names for biographies, Tom Holmoe's Audio Comments, plus video clips of selected players.

    Prep Recruits

    Name                Pos    Ht   Wt  Hometown (High School)
Mike Ainsworth       WR   6-1  180  Monrovia (Monrovia HS)
Omar Bennett         WR   6-1  170  Los Angeles (Beverly Hills HS)
Jamaal Cherry        LB   6-3  250  Las Vegas, NV (Clark HS)
Ronnie Davenport     WR   6-2  180  Woodside (Woodside HS)
Adam Fisher          OL   6-4  275  Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach HS)
Brian Gray           OL   6-4  260  Coos Bay, OR (Marshfield HS)
Chris Hanks          RB   6-0  180  Los Angeles (Cathedral HS)
Marcus Helfman       TE   6-5  220  Agoura Hills (Agoura HS)
Eddie Macha          WR  5-10  185  Atwater (Atwater HS)
Saleem Muhammad      FB   6-0  195  Pittsburg (De La Salle HS)
Matt Nixon      LB/SNAP   6-0  200  Phoenix, AZ (Sunnyslope HS)
David Page           QB   6-1  175  Brandon, MS (North Rankin HS)
Jemeel Powell        CB   6-1  170  Los Angeles (Serra HS)
Warren Rick          OL   6-7  300  Sunnyvale (Fremont HS)
Ryan Stanger         FB   6-2  220  Rocklin (Rocklin HS)
Paul Ugenti          LB   6-0  200  San Jose (Leland HS)
LaShaun Ward         DB   6-0  185  Pasadena (Muir HS)
Bert Watts          SAF   6-1  200  Basking Ridge, NJ (Ridge HS)
Brian White          WR   6-0  180  Chino (Ayala HS)
Zech Whittington     DE   6-4  235  Vallejo (Vallejo HS)

    Junior College Recruits

    Name                Pos    Ht   Wt  Hometown (High School)
Kasey Jackson       DT    6-3  280  Orem, UT (Dixie JC)
Damien Marzett      SAF   6-0  195  Los Angeles (Southwest CC)

    Tranfers

    Name                Pos    Ht   Wt  Hometown (High School)
Jason Smith         LB    6-0  230  River Ridge, LA (Vanderbilt Univ.)

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