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Offensive Lineman Jojo Genova Commits to Cal for 2025

Genova presumably will be a walk-on after playing for national champion Mater Dei High School

Jake Curtis

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Jojo Genova, an interior offensive lineman at national champion Mater Dei High School, announced on social media on Monday that he has committed to Cal for 2025.

Genova makes no mention of a scholarship offer from Cal or any other Division I program, so presumably he will come to Cal as a walk-on, assuming that designation still exists.

The revenue-sharing agreement, which is expected to be approved next month, makes it unclear whether football programs will have non-scholarship players on their rosters in the future.

On his twitter page, the 6-foot-4, 290-pound Genova announced that he had received offers from University of San Diego, Black Hills State and Wayne State.

Genova announced in January that he visited Cal.

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Jake Curtis
JAKE CURTIS

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

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