Cal fall practice Thursday report: Tim DeRuyter brings defensive updates

Thursday’s California Golden Bears fall practice was closed, but for those of you defensive geeks, we have some potential ideas about what our defense will look like this season with regards to both personnel and scheme.

Here’s Cal defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter. Here are some of the bullet points from his press conference interview.

Linebacker Gerran Brown transferred from Washington in the offseason, and he might find his way onto the depth chart.

Tony Mekari has done a good job as the nose guard in the 3-4, and has proven he can play with good pad level and a motor.

James Looney continue to draws raves for his versatility. He can play nose guard or defensive end, and even flex out to…