On January 8th, 2017, the AD Mike Williams announced the firing of the fourth-year HC Sonny Dykes, ending the era of high flying Bear Raid football for the California Golden Bears. With a roster filled with talent (Demetris Robertson, Devante Downs, James Looney, Darius Allensworth, Tre Watson, and Vic Enwere) and more questions (None of the projected 2017 QBs took meaningful gametime snaps, the defense as a whole continued to appear on the wrong side of the NCAA record books, poor attendance), the Cal Athletics Department went out to search for a new head coach who would usher in a new era of Cal football.
Data viz–based analysis: Performance of sophomore football coaches
