Cal adds versatile 3* DL/OL Frank Fauna Jr.
His commitment should bring Cal into a solid top 20 recruiting class for 2026 so far
Per his own twitter, with offers largely from the G5: Boise, Fresno State, SJSU, and SDSU he is the 10th player from the State of California showcasing an increased emphasis on local recruiting.
Regardless where he plays on the OL or DL he is the 8th commit in the trenches, signaling not just where the staff feels they need to bring in players to combat attrition of largely older position groups but also where the strengths of the staff are since OL Coach Anae and DL Coach Browning both likely combined forces to bring in Fauna.
Welcome to Cal!
Let’s give credit where credit is due. These new set of positional coaches are doing a bang up job. I went to Punahou high school and I can tell u without doubt that these players from Hawaii are looking for a safe home on the “mainland” to pursue their athletic dreams. The “mainland” is an unknown to these young men. When I played baseball at Punahoe it was known that there was a “pipeline” to Stanford. I chose Cal but this “pipeline” concept is very real.
Somebody better make a sand pit at Memorial and bury the Kalua pig...cause these big boys gonna need lots of food to eat.
Just want to thank all these kids for choosing Cal. The calculus is different now with the portal, but I can honestly say that Cal was one of the best decisions I ever made. Thankful to have you all in the family. Go Bears.