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Cal student-athletes in prominent roles of Pac-12 Player Unity Movement

The California Golden Bears football team is looking towards the future. Not their future schedule, but rather their future and the future landscape of the collegiate athletics realm after they depart Berkeley.

Offensive tackle Jake Curhan was recently featured in a hefty feature article from The Athletic, documenting the discussions he had with his teammates that eventually spurned the movement from over 400 Pac-12 players conference-wide.

“Personally, to me, (sitting out) is a no-brainer,” said Curhan. “This is a lot bigger than me. I’m lucky to be where I’m from. If football got taken away from me, I’d be able to land on my feet.