SF Examiner: Cal picks up two football commitments for 2011

A  safety and a wide receiver verbally committed to Cal during its summer football camp over the weekend, according to the Oakland Tribune and scout.com, giving the Bears six commitments for the class of 2011.  Maurice Harris, a 6-2, 191-pound wide receiver from Greensboro, N.C., had offers from Alabama, North Carolina and Clemson, among others, but has chosen Cal. Scout.com reports that he runs a 4.97 time in the 40-yard dash., but rivals.com has him at 4.5, which is a rather large discrepancy. He is the cousin of incoming Cal freshmen Keenan Allen and Zach Maynard.

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Contra Costa Times: Linebacker Chris Little Kicked Off Team

Cal linebacker Chris Little has been dismissed from the team for "failure to comply with team policy," according to coach Jeff Tedford.  In a text message to Bay Area News Group, Tedford said it was "nothing major, just day to day lack of accountability."  Little recorded 10 tackles and a sack as a redshirt freshman last season. He was taking first-team reps at outside linebacker at the end of spring practice and was expected to compete for a starting job in the fall. The Bears will add four highly touted freshman linebackers in the fall, a group that was rated as the No. 2 linebacker class in the country by rivals.com.

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