Jeff Tedford
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Sep 9, 2026
JohnHOST
sure.
JohnHOST
Jeff Tedford was the head coach at Cal and Fresno State for a long time.
JohnHOST
Mike Riley, who that name sounds really familiar.
JohnHOST
Head coach at Oregon State and Nebraska.
John TaltyGUEST
Yeah, I mean, it's a mix of people.
John TaltyGUEST
I mean, for instance, one of the people who I thought had some very funny stories was Jeff Tedford, who was Lane's college coach at Fresno State.
John TaltyGUEST
And then, of course, went on to coach Cal and worked with Aaron Rodgers and Jared Goff and all these people.
John TaltyGUEST
And he was just telling me some hilarious stories of what it was like coaching Lane in college.
Urban MeyerGUEST
So I, all different shapes, sizes, speeds.
Urban MeyerGUEST
Um, I think the, I don't think that the common, number one common characteristic of really any great player, but certainly a quarterback, and Jeff Tedford taught me this.
Urban MeyerGUEST
The great Jeff.
Urban MeyerGUEST
A great friend, and I think that in my era, the number one quarterback guru.
Dave BartooGUEST
You know, probably like he's been his whole career, pretty average.
Dave BartooGUEST
Don't expect a lot out of him, especially at Cal, but we don't expect a lot out of anybody at Cal unless your name's Jeff Tedford and you have Aaron Rodgers at quarterback.
Dave BartooGUEST
That
Chuck OliverHOST
happened.
John MiddlekauffHOST
It goes back to the story about when, you know, David Carr and Billy Vollick will ta- were taking all of his reps when he was a senior at Fresno State.
John MiddlekauffHOST
And Jeff Tedford, who at the time was the offensive coordinator, told him, "You ain't gonna get any reps, buddy." And Lane's like, "I quit." And Tedford says, "Okay, quit.
John MiddlekauffHOST
Leave." And Lane left.
John MiddlekauffHOST
[laughs] And then I think the next day or, you know, story has it maybe later that day, Tedford's like, "Why don't you just be a coach?" And he just became a coach while he was on the team as a player.
John MiddlekauffHOST
It goes back to the story about when David Carr and Billy Volick were taking all of his reps when he was a senior at Fresno State.
John MiddlekauffHOST
And Jeff Tedford, who at the time was the offensive coordinator...
John MiddlekauffHOST
Told him, you ain't going to get any reps, buddy.
John MiddlekauffHOST
And Lane's like, I quit.
John MiddlekauffHOST
It goes back to the story about when, you know, David Carr and Billy Volick were taking all of his reps when he was a senior at Fresno State.
John MiddlekauffHOST
And Jeff Tedford, who at the time was the offensive coordinator...
John MiddlekauffHOST
Told him, you ain't going to get any reps, buddy.
John MiddlekauffHOST
And Lane's like, I quit.
Ryan AbrahamHOST
But, yes, I think.
Ryan AbrahamHOST
You know, he took a team, you know, the Jeff Tedford had to step down.
Ryan AbrahamHOST
They had, was it Tim Skipper like took over and then, you know, he comes in a bad situation.
Ryan AbrahamHOST
Most of his players left.
Jamey VinnickGUEST
Because that was what he knew was just winning every game 13-3 from the John Stiglmayer tree.
Jamey VinnickGUEST
So I think you certainly see influences of Kalen DeBoer, of Chris Peterson, of Jeff Tedford, of Aliyah Drinkwitz.
Jamey VinnickGUEST
And you just kind of look at the coaches that Moore's worked under.
Jamey VinnickGUEST
And there's a lot of success and a lot of, you know, kind of varying offensive minds and offensive principles.
Greg SilverGUEST
There's a lot been made about the great recruiter he has been in Cal, Oregon, Alabama, other stops he has made.
Greg SilverGUEST
And so someone that really resonates with Cal that was part of the Jeff Tedford era when they had a terrible team under Tom Holmo, then they make an immediate transformation.
Greg SilverGUEST
Like, Week one is not going to be a make-or-break game, right? But you know what else? Week one can be a major tone setter.
Greg SilverGUEST
And in Jeff Tedford's first game, when Tosh Lupoi was a member of the team, they put up 70 points on Baylor.
Greg SilverGUEST
So all of a sudden, that does a lot for a locker room with kids who are 18, 19, 20, have this big spotlight on them, are learning how to navigate this, also going to a very difficult school.
Greg SilverGUEST
It's a lot, and you want to have the right tone set.
Greg SilverGUEST
Well, guess what? When you have players that are aiming to be playing at the NFL level, that could be something that's beneficial, even if there are bumps in the road when you're trying to learn it in the spring.
Greg SilverGUEST
Hopefully, by the time you get to early September and this week, you have things ironed out.
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