Jim has been with Bear Insider since 2003. He's covered Cal Athletics with an emphasis on football, basketball and recruiting for over two decades. Jim is a Cal grad (Class of ’88). His wife Susan is also a Cal grad (Class of '89) and he has three kids - two who are also recent Cal grads ('22 and '24) and a daughter in grad school. He has followed Cal football and basketball since childhood in the early 70s and has been on the NFL and ACC Networks and several ESPN, Fox Sports and local radio and podcast outlets providing Cal football analysis.