It has been an eventful morning. Jeff Tedford has been relieved of his duty and we will now move forward with our first press conference of the post-Tedford era. What will the new era bring? We may begin to find out at 3pm today.
You can watch the press conference live via the Pac-12 Network.
We will update this post as we hear updates from the press conference.
Updates:
Sandy Barbour: "The current state of our program is not what our student-athletes, fans and community deserve." #Cal #Tedford
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Tedford's reaction, according to AD Barbour, "He was disappointed, he wanted to continue to lead Cal football and he made that very clear."
— John Breech (@johnbreech) November 20, 2012
Barbour calling for a "builder" -- staff, team, character. Also, innovation. #Cal #CalFootball
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Barbour also looking for a "high level of football expertise." #Cal #Tedford #CalFootball
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Barbour said GSR and APR score declines, and competitive success, factored in to decision. #Cal #CalFootball #Tedford
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
First characteristic Sandy Barbour listed in candidate for new #Cal head coach? "Integrity." Sorry, Bobby Petrino.
— Dan Greenspan (@DanGreenspan) November 20, 2012
Sandy Barbour said a settlement with Tedford is "in the works." Staff has not been dismissed, 5 assistant coaches retained.
— John Breech (@johnbreech) November 20, 2012
Gould, Arroyo, Michalczik, Ambrose, Chandler all to be retained in interim period. #Cal #CalFootball #Tedford
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Barbour says no state funds or student fees will go toward buyout or hiring a new coach. #Cal #CalFootball #Tedford
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Barbour committed to an "ambitious program," will do whatever it takes to hire a top-level coach. #Cal #CalFootball #Tedford
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
No solid timeline for a new hire, "As expeditiously as we possibly can," says Sandy Barbour.
— John Breech (@johnbreech) November 20, 2012
Sandy Barbour, "We received interest long before the job was open," didn't give names of interested (obviously). Said Cal didn't respond.
— John Breech (@johnbreech) November 20, 2012
Barbour says that #Cal job has received "great interest in a very short time." #CalFootball #Tedford
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Tedford and Barbour talked on Sunday and Monday. Barbour then consulted with Chancellor on Monday night, made decision then.
— John Breech (@johnbreech) November 20, 2012
@gobearsad Barbour said bringing in an NFL coach is very possible
— Kathleen So (@kathleenso) November 20, 2012
Jordan Rigsbee
"We know it's a business," Jordan Rigsbee says. #Cal #CalFootball
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
"We just want to win and have the best opportunity to won." -- Jordan Rigsbee, #Cal OL
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Nick Forbes
Nick Forbes: "I remember like it was yesterday, when he came to my house, sat down and had dinner with myself, my mom and my two sisters."
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Forbes on #Tedford's words in team meeting: "Despite everything, he knows the kind of talent we have in the room." #Cal #CalFootball
— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) November 20, 2012
Jordan Rigsbee on team's reaction after hearing the Tedford news this morning, "A lot of the guys didn't know how to react." #Cal
— John Breech (@johnbreech) November 20, 2012