College football chaos has descended upon the Bay Area, and Cal and Stanford are feeling the heat.

After the Cardinal’s stunning Big Game rout, Cal fired head coach Justin Wilcox.

Days later, Stanford hired Tavita Pritchard, to usher in a new era. As each program starts from scratch, reporter Jane Kenny joins Section 415 host Kerry Crowley to discuss which Bay Area program is best positioned to return to national prominence.

This episode was produced by Dakota London and edited by Sophie Bearman. Sophie Bearman is our head of audio. Our show art is by Jess Hutchison; theme music by Hannis Brown. 

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I’m your host Kerry Crowley, thank you for listening.

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