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While challenges await, Cal expresses excitement, optimism at ACC football media day
![Cal coach Justin Wilcox on his team's first season in Atlantic Coast Conference: 'We just have to be focused on playing better and better football.' Cal coach Justin Wilcox on his team's first season in Atlantic Coast Conference: 'We just have to be focused on playing better and better football.'](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BNG-L-CAL-07241.jpg?w=525)
Cal coach Justin Wilcox on his team's first season in Atlantic Coast Conference: 'We just have to be focused on playing better and better football.'
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