Cal has named freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele its starting quarterback ahead of the program's season-opener against Oregon State , the school announced on Monday. Sagapolutele, the former No. 65 overall recruit in the 2025 recruiting cycle by 247Sports, won the starting job over Ohio State transfer Devin Brown .

"We felt like he earned it," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. "We also feel like Devin is a really good football player. Devin, his ability to be a winning starter at this level, but Jaron earned it."

Brown spent the last two seasons as a backup at Ohio State and transferred to Cal to compete for the starting job. Brown received an NIL package from Cal in the upper six-figure range, sources told CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz. With Sagapolutele tabbed as the starter heading into

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