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Cal lost the support of alumnus Aaron Rodgers when it fired Jeff Tedford. It took hiring Justin Wilcox to get it back.

The Cal football program has regained the full support of its most famous alumnus.

The Bears on Tuesday announced a “seven-figure gift” from quarterback Aaron Rodgers that will be used to renovate the locker room and create the Aaron Rodgers Football Scholarship.

Specifics of the gift were not disclosed. The renovation is expected to be completed in time for the 2019 season, according to the school, and will be renamed the Aaron Rodgers Team Locker Room.

”I’m pleased and proud to make this gift to support Cal football,” Rodgers said in a news release.

“My years at Cal were among the best years of my life.