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5 unusual facts about Jeff Tedford


2004 NCAA Division I-A football season

Texas coach Mack Brown was criticized for publicly politicking voters to put Texas ahead of California; Cal coach Jeff Tedford called for coaches' votes to be made public.

Akili Smith

Cal head coach Jeff Tedford previously coached Smith at Oregon when he was offensive coordinator.

Jahvid Best

Following a 201-yard rushing game against the Stanford Cardinal in the 2008 Big Game on 19 carries, Best became the seventh consecutive 1,000 rusher for Cal since Jeff Tedford became head coach in 2002.

Jeff Genyk

From 2010-2012 Genyk served as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of California under head coach Jeff Tedford.

Nate Longshore

During fall practice, head coach Jeff Tedford named Longshore the starting quarterback the week leading up to Cal's season opener at Tennessee.



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