The NFL Combine starts tomorrow, and if you have the NFL Network, you can watch live coverage as hundreds of scouts taking notes on hundreds of NFL hopefuls as they run, jump and lift their way into a better draft spot.

Seven Cal football players received invites to Indianapolis. DeSean Jackson and Lavelle Hawkins obviously headline the group, but also attending the week-long camp is tailback Justin Forsett, tackle Mike Gibson, safety Thomas DeCoud, punter Andrew Larson and tight end Craig Stevens.

Of course, Jackson is the starling of the group, ESPN’s Todd McShay says that the diminutive wideout has the most to prove this week. Read the rest of this entry »

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I love mock drafts, for any sport. I love the NFL mock draft this year, especially since this may be the last year in awhile where we all see a former Cal football player get picked in the top 20.

Don Banks over at SI.com still thinks that DeSean Jackson is going to join former Cal great Marshawn Lynch in Buffalo. I guess Marv Levy still loves to rekindle his old Cal connections.

But how great would it be to see former-oft-injured Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards sling the ball to Jackson every Sunday? I’m sure Edwards his licking his chops because in his four years with the Card, he never got a chance to throw to anyone like D-Jax.

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1:31 p.m. CST: Okay, Air Force just scored a field goal to make it 24-14 Falcons. This live-blogging thing is too hard without any help. I’ll see you after the game.
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