BERKELEY, Calif. — In Seattle or Berkeley, on a cart or in retirement, Beast Mode still draws a crowd.
Just before the Bears took the field Saturday night, Lynch emerged from Cal tunnel driving a cart — with his mom in the passenger seat — to the middle of the field, the crowd standing in applause.
Lynch, of course, starred for the Seahawks before retiring earlier this year.
Marshawn and Mamma Lynch, ladies and gents: pic.twitter.com/MFPa24KDoz
The promotion also coincided with Jeff Tedford’s return to Cal. Tedford, in his first season as a consultant for UW, was the Bears head coach from 2002-12.