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Chargers sign TE McCallan Castles to practice squad

The Chargers signed a tight end to the practice squad in wake of Hayden Hurst’s groin injury.

The Chargers signed tight end McCallan Castles to the practice squad, the team announced.

In correspondence, Los Angeles released linebacker Blake Lynch from the practice squad.

The addition of Castles comes in wake of Hayden Hurst’s groin injury he sustained in the Week 6 game against the Broncos.

The Chargers hosted Castles on a visit during the pre-draft process this year.

Castles signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee.

Castles spent two seasons at California, three seasons with UC Davis and his final year with the Volunteers.

For his entire career, Castles played in 45 college games with 29 starts and had 91 catches for 1,226 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Chargers sign WR Keelan Doss to practice squad

The Chargers now have four wide receivers on their practice squad.

The Chargers have brought a wide receiver home to California.

On Wednesday, the team announced they signed wide receiver Keelan Doss to the practice squad. Doss began his career with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2019 after a standout career at UC Davis and Alameda High School but has also spent time with the Falcons, Jets, and Giants.

In nine career games, Doss has 11 receptions for 133 yards with only one special teams snap. At 6-foot-2, Doss ran a 4.56 40-yard dash at UC Davis’ pro day in 2019, making him a fit for what Los Angeles tends to look for at the position. It seems he may be a potential call-up candidate if Josh Palmer’s injury from Week 4 lingers, considering the other receivers on the roster and practice squad are more slot receiver types.

The Doss signing brings LA’s practice squad to its maximum size of 16, with a potential move required later this week if the Chargers need to add a kicker to replace Dustin Hopkins, who was added to the injury report Wednesday with a quad issue. That could also mean that Doss’ tenure on the Chargers is a short one, as Los Angeles now has four receivers on their practice squad between Doss, Michael Bandy, Joe Reed, and John Hightower.

Cal vs UC Davis Prediction, Game Preview

Cal vs UC Davis game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Saturday, September 3

Cal vs UC Davis prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Saturday, September 3

Cal vs UC Davis How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 3
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
How To Watch: Pac-12 Bay Area
Record: Cal (0-0), UC Davis (0-0)
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Cal vs UC Davis Game Preview

Why UC Davis Will Win

The Aggies aren’t going to be any sort of a pushover.

They have the defense that can hold up, the running game will be solid, and like last year, they’re going to have one of those teams that keeps finding ways to stay in games.

They don’t fumble the ball, don’t get hit with a lot of penalties, and they’re good at keeping the chains moving.

This is an ever-evolving Cal team that needs to find some semblance of a consistent offense, and …

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Why Cal Will Win

The Bears have to run the ball.

Purdue transfer Jack Plummer is a good quarterback who can spread the ball around, but the Bears need to hammer away on a UC Davis run defense that will once again give up yards in chunks.

Keep feeding the ball to the rotation of back, hope the linebacking corps – helped by the addition of Washington transfer Jackson Sirmon – can be fantastic, and make the Aggies press.

As long as the Bears don’t give UC Davis a slew of breaks and easy chances, they should be okay.

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What’s Going To Happen

UC Davis is going to be an annoying out.

It’s going to get into the backfield with a whole lot of pressure, and it’s going to run the ball. However, it’ll also throw three picks that Cal will convert into points.

This might not be the prettiest win for the Bears, but after losing the last two season openers they’ll take the W before getting UNLV.

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Cal 34, UC Davis 14
Line: Cal -21, o/u: 45
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USC Rejoins Notre Dame & UCLA – Good For Them, I Guess

I’ll admit as a fan that I like that Notre Dame has never gone to the FCS level in order fill out a schedule and hope they never do.  At the same time I’m well aware that it really doesn’t matter when you’re scheduling a good amount of poor programs.

Three teams in college football history have never played an FCS foe.  By this time you’re probably aware that Notre Dame is one while the two Los Angeles schools, UCLA and USC are the other two.

It appeared that USC was going to come off of that list as they had a 2021 game scheduled against UC-Davis but plans have changed and that has been called off because USC announced Thursday they’re replacing UC-Davis with San Jose State and will remain the small group to never play an FCS opponent.

I get it before you even start to get your thoughts and remarks in.  San Jose State is not good.  They’re awful, in fact.  They’ve won an average of three games each of their last four seasons and don’t look like they’ll be turning a corner anytime soon.

I however also know to try and not throw stones while living in a glass house.  Notre Dame is on this list but has played traditional powerhouses like Massachusetts, Miami of Ohio, Bowling Green, New Mexico in recent years.

I’ll admit as a fan that I like that Notre Dame has never gone to the FCS level in order fill out a schedule and hope they never do.  At the same time I’m well aware that it really doesn’t matter when you’re scheduling a good amount of poor programs.

So good for USC, I guess.

Even if it really doesn’t matter.