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Matt Moreno | Golden Bear ReportRon Rivera took time to answer questions from reporters Monday as the Cal football general manager settles into his new role this offseason. There has been plenty of news with the Bears in recent days and weeks, and Rivera addressed many of the key topics surrounding the team a little over a week after spring practice came to a close.Cal has had nearly 20 players enter the transfer portal since last week, and among the most notable was running back Jaydn Ott.
The rising senior had a stellar spring but ultimately left the Bears for Oklahoma through the transfer portal.Amid Ott's departure were the departures of four other players from the running back room including top rusher Jaivian Thomas.Rivera was asked about those moves, and he gave his perspective on the decisions by Ott, Thomas and others plus spoke about the plan Cal has as it looks to build out its roster for the upcoming season.
You can see some of the most notable comments made by Rivera on Monday below or watch the press conference in its entirety by clicking this link.Cal GM Ron Rivera spoke on the situation with running back Jaydn Ott who left the Bears for Oklahoma after spring ball came to a close."Did we give Jaydn Ott a great shot? I believe we did.
" pic.twitter.com/EnWr5vGiFn— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) April 21, 2025Cal GM Ron Rivera was asked about the departures at running back following spring football, and he said it was anticipated by the Bears.
"There's at least one that we wished didn't go in. ..
. We have a plan, and we've went out and we've identified a number of guys that we like." pic.
twitter.com/jiwpXbqgWD— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) April 21, 2025Cal GM Ron Rivera provided his thoughts on several aspects of revenue sharing/NIL and how that plays into things for the Bears currently and moving into the future."In a few years, this landscape's gonna change.
We've gotta be ready for that change." pic.twitter.
com/ZiDHWlX3qy— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) April 21, 2025Cal football GM Ron Rivera was asked repeatedly about the reporting structure with his new role during his media session on Monday. pic.twitter.
com/rEltXhWSw5— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) April 21, 2025Cal GM Ron Rivera highlighted the Bears' plan for building the roster this offseason and cautioned about looking too deep at the departures without knowing about who those players will be replaced with by the time the season arrives."We feel very confident in what we're doing." pic.
twitter.com/iq0yohovUL— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) April 21, 2025.
