Cal Football K Mateen Bhaghani, OG Everett Johnson, and LB Blake Antzoulatos enter the Transfer Portal

The second wave

Matten Bhaghani’s transfer portal declaration

Some more names have declared their intentions to enter the transfer portal for Cal Football, and chief among them was starting kicker Mateen Bhaghani. Bhaghani, a true freshman who took over for Michael Luckhurst midseason, went 8/9 on field goals and nailed all of his extra points during his year as a Golden Bear. He will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next destination.

Everett Johnson’s declaration

In addition to Bhaghani, backup offensive lineman Everett Johnson also entered the portal as a graduate transfer. Johnson played some snaps on the offensive line down the stretch of the 2022 season due to injury and was fun to watch in spring ball and fall camp, but could not crack the rotation further. He will have two years of eligibility at his next stop.

The last transfer portal declaration was LB Blake Antzoulatos, who was overtaken in the linebacker room this year by Cade Uluave and Hunter Barth. The redshirt junior retained his redshirt in 2019, suffered a season ending injury in 2021, so I believe he will have two years of eligibility at his next stop should he elect to take it despite being a current 5th year.

We thank these men for their contributions at Cal and wish them the best in their future!