[OutsiderFan]

It's quite embarrassing for a school that touts itself as "the #1 public university" to bring in guys that can't even pass the NCAA clearinghouse.  Ford was a potentially legit player.  However, Bennett was a very marginal recruit, a hail mary offer in the aftermath of Lupoi leaving and basically turning all Cal DL recruits into dust in the process.

[OutsiderFan]

It's quite embarrassing for a school that touts itself as "the #1 public university" to bring in guys that can't even pass the NCAA clearinghouse.  Ford was a potentially legit player.  However, Bennett was a very marginal recruit, a hail mary offer in the aftermath of Lupoi leaving and basically turning all Cal DL recruits into dust in the process.