Jahvid's tweet about boxing got some blowback from fans who think real men should play with brain injuries.

NFL.com posted this short piece last night.

Sporting News projects Mychal Kendricks' draft stock, saying New England and Baltimore are the most likely destinations, and comparing Kendricks to a young Ray Lewis.

ESPN blog piece on Cal's D-lineman at the combine, etc.

Mychal Kendricks posted the fastest linebacker 40-yard dash time at this year's NFL Combine.

USC's Ronnie Lott and Arizona's J.T. Snow helped put up a wall, Cal's Marshawn Lynch cleared space with a sledgehammer and the Pac-12 got started building the studios for its television network...

Amazing aerial view of Memorial Stadium shot a couple days ago -- shows the cranes and other construction equipment from above.

ESPN blog update on Jahvid Best's concussion from his game against the Niners.

On his long play that ended just short of the goal, you could see that his head hit the turf extremely hard. The announcers didn't notice, but the slow-motion replay showed it clearly.

Just hope Jahvid is able to walk away from the game mentally intact.

ESPN is reporting that the former Cal standout has symptoms of appendicitis and is going under the knife.

ESPN looks at the cost of college athletics, tuition, etc., in today's edition of its Pay for Play series.

Flickr user Michael Layefsky has this and several other amazing aerial photos of the stadium and campus. He uses kites and helium balloons to fly his camera into the air to get these great photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ml_kap/5500624794/

Will we ever stop the professionalization of college athletics?

If schools can contract with recruiting services and individual recruiters to secure commitments from high school athletes, how is that any different than working with agents, or headhunters in the non-sports world? It's a glaring opportunity to hide pay for play.

Maybe the NCAA should require that only school employees be involved in recruiting.

After visiting one of my brokers in Chico this morning, I stopped by Aaron Rodgers' high school where Green Bay Packers fever is running high. Someone turned their VW Bug into a Packermobile, school staff are wearing customized Packers gear with Rodgers' name on it, and the sign out front officially declares the area Mr. Rodgers' neighborhood.

Todd McShay writes from today's Senior Bowl practice that, "Cal DE Cameron Jordan is a beast today. He has long arms and is killing blockers with his swim move during the 1-on-1s."

SB Nation's "Mocking the Draft" blog just posted a scouting report on Cal's awesome senior defensive end, Cameron Jordan.

No photo essays this week, but you can still check out the images from the game against Arizona State if you'd like to keep reliving the glory that was Cal's fourth victory of the season.

NFL.com has a banner across the top of their page saying Beast Mode is heading to the Pacific Northwest, where it looks like he'll pair up with Justin Forsett. No story available yet, though.

In case you couldn't be at Fan Appreciation Day today, I'm posting my pics on flickr. Should have everything done tonight.

Apparently there's still hope to undo Larry Scott's evil plan. Hey, if the Big-12 can get more money now as a 10-team league, why not the Pac-10 without Colorotten and Ewetah? Let 'em join the Mountain West like everyone else!