PODCAST: Huffman, Lombardi Join the Fun

SAN FRANCISCO -- West Coast recruiting guru Brandon Huffman talks Cal football recruiting, and TheBootleg.com's David Lombardi helps us break down Saturday's hardwood clash between Cal and Stanford on The Farm.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- We have a loaded show for you this week as the California football team enters the first of two huge recruiting weekends, and the Golden Bears men’s basketball team heads into a Saturday matinee showdown with rival Stanford at Maples Pavilion.

In our first segment, Scout.com and FOXSportsNEXT National Recruiting Analyst Brandon Huffman joins us for over 30 minutes as we break down the state of Cal football recruiting. Which current commits have the best chance to see their rankings and star ratings improve? Which soft commits could wind up solidifying their commitment -- or not? Huffman answers your questions from twitter and more!

Didn’t get your questions answered? Don’t forget, we have an 11 AM subscriber-only recruiting chat with Huffman on Friday, Jan. 18, so be sure to sign up and stop on by!

In our second segment, we shift the focus to the hardwood, as Cal gets set to face the Cardinal in Palo Alto, Calif., at 1:30 PM on Saturday.

David Lombardi of TheBootleg.com -- our sister site in the Scout.com and FOXSportsNEXT network -- joins us to break down Stanford as the 10-6 Bears try for their third conference win against struggling Stanford (10-7, 1-3 in the Pac-12), which has lost three of the last four.

Remember to check out all the latest content from Cal Sports Digest below, on football recruiting, baseball and hoops!

BASKETBALL
Cobbs Seeks Balance to Break Slump
CSDTV: Cobbs and Crabbe
CSDTV: Monty Breaks Down Stanford
ANALYSIS: Renewed Spirit Comes Through

BASEBALL VIDEO
Countdown to First Pitch: Andrew Knapp
Countdown to First Pitch: Devin Pearson
Countdown o First Pitch: Devon Rodriguez

FOOTBALL RECRUITING
Tandy Focused on One
Beyond the Commitment: Vince Johnson
Big Brother: Johnson Commits
Hunt Recaps Ohio Stat Visit, Talks Oregon
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Tony Mekari
Muddy Mekari
Beyond the Commitment: Tony Mekari
CSDTV: Mekari Cal State Game Highlights
Mekari Flips Over Cal
Scout TV: Caleb Coleman
Coleman Talks In-Home
Borrayo Makes the Call
Scout TV: Borrayo Part 1
Scout TV: Borrayo Part 2
Beyond the Commitment: Chris Borrayo

MORE PODCASTS
Jan. 10: The Goff Republic
Dec. 16: Huffman and Gershon Join the First CSD Edition of the Bear Republic

Ryan Gorcey publishes Cal Sports Digest and writes about Major League Baseball for FOXSportsNEXT. Follow him on Twitter @RGBearTerritory.