Vulcans primed to make another title run

Coming off a 12-2 season a year ago, which featured a second-straight appearance in the NCAA Semifinals, expectations are high once again for the California Vulcans football team. Cal U opens its eighth season under head coach John Luckhardt on Thursday, Aug. 27, when the Vulcans host Saginaw Valley (Mich.) at Adamson Stadium for a 7 p.m. start. 2008 was a special year for the Vulcans as the program won their fourth-straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West crown and claimed the first PSAC Championship title after the game was renewed after a 20-year hiatus. The season ended with disappointment for the Vulcans, suffering a 45-7 loss to eventual national champion Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA semifinals. In his first seven

Vulcans earn top Honors

Johnson named All-American by Daktronics WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Dec. 9) – California University of Pennsylvania junior cornerback Terrence Johnson (Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills) was named to the Daktronics, Inc., Division II All-America Second Team, as selected by a national vote of Division II Sports Information Directors. Johnson is the sixth different player for the Vulcans to earn All-America honors from Daktronics since 2004. Last season, Cal U featured four players on the Daktronics All-America teams, including first-team All-American offensive lineman Tim McCutcheon. A three-year starter, Johnson led the team and ranked among the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) leaders with five interceptions, tying a career high. The 6-0 cornerback registered a career-best 46 tackles (34 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss

No. 7 Cal U wins Super Regional One, advances to NCAA Semifinals

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (Nov. 29) – In a back-and-forth contest, senior linebacker Darren Burns (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport) made a game-clinching play with 1:51 remaining to give the No. 7 California University of Pennsylvania football team a 27-24 victory over No. 14 Bloomsburg University at Robert B. Redman Stadium on Saturday in the Super Regional One Championship Game and NCAA Quarterfinals. The Vulcans improve to 11-1 on the season and advance to the NCAA Semifinals for a second-straight year. Cal U, who has won 10-straight-games since a Week 2 loss at Bloomsburg, will face No. 6 Minnesota State-Duluth in the NCAA Semifinals with the site and time to be determined later tonight. The game will be aired live on either ESPN2 or ESPN