oof defense doesn't pick up the fade... TD bears

Hutton almost gets the 1st down, but Aggies gonna have to punt it away.

Defense forces the punt... and it was a great one for Cal

End of the 1st quarter

Aggies 7 (91 offensive yards)
Golden Bears 0 (-1 offensive yards)

Dang... Tompkins almost had the edge beat

INTERCEPTION!

Outside of throwing into the blown up screen, Hastings has been making good reads. Helps that the Cal d line is not getting a lot of pressure right now.

TOUCHDOOOOWN AGGIES!

And almost a disastrous throw by Hastings oof

Gilliam converts a 4th and 1!

Defense is buzzing!

Almost game time! GO AGS!

Win or lose, I hope we can come out of this one with some positives for the rest of the season and injury free. If today is a total disaster, the first stretch of the season could be reeeeal rough for us.

Football is back, baby! Go Ags! Beat the Teddy Bears!

Interesting...

I'm not trying to dump on this kid. If Dan and Cody think Hastings is the way to go then I hope he succeeds. He was a freshman last season and was thrown into the fray due to injury, but man... there were just a lot of unimpressive decisions from him down the stretch. It's really really tough to overcome throwing more picks than TDs. If Hastings doesn't work out this season then the coaches need to hit the recruiting/transfer trail HARD.

I can't say that I'm super encouraged going into the game if Hastings is the starter. I want to believe that Dan is going to play whatever QB gives us the best chance of winning, but unless Hastings has made big strides over the offseason well... it could be a rough game.

That being said, I hope that Miles proves me wrong. I want whoever was selected to lead this team to a playoff berth. If he comes out and looks spectacular I will absolutely eat crow on this one.

Now what I do love listed in the "depth" chart is getting Tompkins involved as a receiver. If he isn't going to play QB he is way too dynamic to leave off the field. Get him in the game at all costs.

When talking about the offensive line, Cody said that they have plenty of good guys to protect a NEW quarterback. Does Hastings count as a new QB after last season?

Yep, that was Randy. I still don't know if it's a mistake or what, but Newman isn't listed on the game day roster in the notes.