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with all the things we do.”
Tedford said Jordan has absorbed
the fundamentals, formations, tech
niques and specific details of the pro
gram. It showed in his first collegiate
start against Arizona State last week.
Jordan scored the first touchdown
of his collegiate career just 10 seconds
after the kickoff on a 24-yard reception
from Aaron Rodgers. In the first
minute of the second half, Jordan got
right back to work by catching a 27
yard pass from Rodgers.
“He's a terrific young man who has
a lot of skills,” Tedford said. “Right
now ... there's no fear in him whatso
ever. He's not a guy who goes in there
and is nervous about playing. He has
tremendous confidence and the abili
ty to go with that confidence.”
Tedford is not worried about Jor
dan’s size or experience. He expects
the 5-foot-11, 160-pound receiver to
develop in his physical and mental
game. Jordan’s speed (4.45 seconds
in the 40-meter) and natural athletic
ability are his current strong points.
Already, Jordan has caught 12 pass
es for 156 yards and one score in
three games.
Redshirt freshmen Sam DeSa and
Noah Smith are listed as second-string
receivers and have seen very limited
field time in comparison to Jordan.
A season-ending injury to senior
Chase Lyman opened the door for
Jordan. Lyman’s career had been
plagued with injuries even before he
hyperextended his left knee against
USC. That incident resulted in a tom
ACL and surgery.
Prior to the knee injury, Lyman
ranked first among Division I-A re
ceivers in yards per reception (29.6)
and tenth in yardage per game (103.5).
Lyman acquired 414 receiving yards
and five touchdowns on 14 catches in
four games this season.
Senior Geoff McArthur has justifi
ably earned his seven starts thus far as
a wide receiver. He has collected four
touchdowns and a team-high 479 re
ceiving yards on 32 receptions this sea
son. The Los Angeles native needs 19
catches to take over Cal’s career
reception record of 195 held by
Dameane Douglas.
McArthur became the new record
holder of Cal’s all-time career receiv
ing yardage record by surpassing Bob
by Shaw’s mark of 2,731 two weeks
ago against Arizona. McArthur now
has 2,802 career receiving yards.
As a 2003 second-team All-Ameri
can, McArthur caught 85 passes for
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Senior Geoff
McArthur is a
first-team
All-American
candidate and
undoubtedly
California’s
leading wide
receiver this
J season.
1,504 yards — a school record — and
10 touchdowns. He needed only 16
yards to match Johnnie Morton’s sin
gle-season receiving yardage record of
1,520, but fractured his arm prior to
the Insight Bowl and could not extend
his total.
Burl Toler has provided Cal with
even more depth at the wide receiv
er position. The senior has started
in three games this season and
played in five. He has seven recep
tions for 58 yards.
Rodgers not unnoticed
Rodgers has not been overlooked
this season. The junior quarterback
has been supplying his stacked
squad of swift wide receivers and
aggressive backs with plenty of
snaps to work with.
Behind center, Rodgers has com
pleted 126 of 177 passes (71.7 per
cent) to obtain 1,541 yards and 15
touchdowns to accompany only four
interceptions. He is flirting with for
mer Central Florida star Daunte
Culpepper’s NCAA completion per
centage record of 73.5 and currently
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exceeding Rich Campbell’s Pac-10
mark of 70.7 percent.
The junior’s 167.76 pass efficiency
rating is ranked first in the Pac-10 and
sixth in the nation.
With such an accurate passer and
reliable receivers, it’s hard to do
anything but throw. Cal has made
its air game effective by successfully
penetrating its opposition’s defense
on the ground.
“There's not one phase we're go
ing to be able to rely on,” Tedford
said. “We're going to continue giving
it a shot running the ball, but we're
going to have to mix it up. It's some
thing we always strive to do, to be
balanced on offense. ”
Balanced is the perfect way to de
scribe Cal’s offense. The Golden Bears
average 243.9 rushing yards and 248.9
passing yards. They have converted 24
of 28 red zone opportunities, which
leads the Pac-10. Dating back to Oct.
18 of last year, Cal has capitalized in 53
of 58 chances within 20 yards or less.
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