BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele was on the sideline on a recruiting visit for the Big Game a year ago, hobnobbing with former California football stars like Aaron Rodgers and Marshawn Lynch.

Sagapolutele will be on center stage for this season’s meeting between the Golden Bears (6-4, 3-3 ACC) and Stanford (3-7,2-5) on Saturday as Cal’s star quarterback looking to extend the team’s winning streak in the rivalry to a fifth straight game.

“I’d definitely say it’s a full circle moment,” Sagapolutele said Tuesday.” Being able to watch it last year and seeing the impact it had, it was a really blessing to be able to watch it. ... Our plan is to retain The Axe.”

How many more Big Games that Sagapolutele will play after Saturday is a hovering cloud over the Cal program. In the

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