Cal QB Jared Goff announces he’s entering the NFL draft

Cal quarterback Jared Goff is entering the NFL draft.

Goff, a junior, held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision, which came just two days after he led the Bears to a 55-36 win in the Armed Forces Bowl. In that game, Goff completed 25 of 37 passes for 467 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions. The six touchdowns tied for the second-most touchdown passes thrown in a bowl game.

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Goff finished his junior season completing 64.5 percent of his passes for 4,719 yards, 43 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The 43 touchdowns broke the Pac-12’s single-season touchdown pass record, which was set by Oregon’s Marcus Mariota in 2014.

Goff made history in 2013 when he became the first true freshman quarterback to start at Cal. The Bears went 1-11 that season, but steadily got better before enjoying this year’s bowl game, their first bowl berth since 2011.

Goff is projected to be one of the first two quarterbacks taken in the 2016 NFL draft.

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