Cal beat Stanford 24-21 in the 131st edition of The Big Game on Saturday. It was a classic ACC battle between the longtime rivals as the Golden Bears came back to win despite trailing by 14 with less than a minute left in the third quarter.
Cal fans were so happy to beat Stanford that they stormed the field to celebrate proving that records don't matter in rivalry games and there's no shame in beating a three-win team days before Thanksgiving.
YOU BET YOUR AXE WE DID IT
— Cal Highlight Vault (@CalHighlightVlt) November 23, 2024
CAL BEATS STANFORD AND RETAINS THE AXE FOR ANOTHER YEAR#CALGORITHM #GOBEARS pic.twitter.com/ibWFLvPSwr
Thanks to the fans going onto the field, we were treated to one extra highlight this weekend as someone snuck onto the Cal sideline and tried to run off with a helmet. Unfortunately for that fan, one of the equipment managers was paying attention and gave chase.
Based on the original post of the video from Cal's junior running back Jaydn Ott on Instagram Stories, the person who ran down the fan was named "Trev," which probably means it was assistant equipment manager Trevor Skogerboe who is a former high school football player and wrestler. And it certainly looks like a wrestling takedown on that tackle.
Clock this 40 time and the tackle form. Good follow through, and his buddy swarms to the ball with him. Textbook Wilcox LB. pic.twitter.com/KCNm0dVzk6
— mpete91 (@mpete91) November 25, 2024
Just incredible pursuit. The fan fumbled the helmet and it was recovered by someone else from the Cal support staff. Let this serve as a warning to other fans to never try something like this in the future. You might be messing with the wrong equipment manager.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cal Equipment Manager Tackles Fan Trying to Steal a Helmet After Stanford Game.
