Shocky1 said:
2027 high school recruiting updates:Excited to get up to Cal this weekend!!! @CalFootball #AG2G @CoachKei22 @SydQuanThompson @CReedGHS @CoachLup @DlineCoachEd @Big_Ursa_ @CoachBarraza pic.twitter.com/V4Lw91px4E
— Giovanni Hodge (@GioHodge707) May 27, 2026
who wuz the 1st high school commitment of the coach lup era??
that would be 4.0 gpa apex predator edge defender 6'5" 265 lbs giovanni hodge from burgeoning pipeline grant union high school (pacers teammate nightmare mismatch rahzario "zo" edwards is also officially tripping to the claremont this weekend) in sacramento, tosh (a former defensive line coach in the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE) wanted him bad!!
retaining giovanni & fellow all american bears commitment 3.7 gpa 6'4' 246 troy bowens (also tripping to the bay this weekend) from sutter creek high school are CRITICAL to the upward trajectory of them california golden bears as the football program wuz good not great during the wilcox era because of the inability to reliably sack/harass opposing qb1s (zero defensive linemen nfl drafted during the last decade, no es bueno)
https://instagr.am/p/DV48c3HlAak
defensive line is the hardest position in college football to find/recruit high gpa student athletes (any cal recruiting story without a gpa is worthless), hodge & bowens are basically ******* unicorns!!
berkeley is a unicorn school!!#
After taking his official visit to Cal, Sacramento (Calif.) Grant defensive lineman Giovanni Hodge, who committed to the Bears in January, said he's shutting down his recruitment and solid to the Bears, cancelling scheduled June visits for Stanford and UCLA.… pic.twitter.com/kNZ4yMEEvW
— Brandon Huffman (@BrandonHuffman) May 31, 2026
KAAAAAABBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!
locking down this critical commitment at a massive position of need is a tremendous win for the cali football program!!
make no mistake about it boys & girls, 4.0 gpa apex predator edge defender with legit NFL upside giovanni hodge is a UNICORN!!

