Newcomer Aidan Keanaaina Finds His Place on Cal’s Defense

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Aidan Keanaaina tackles UC Davis running back Lan Larison. | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
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Justin Wilcox on Aidan Keanaaina’s contribution

Cal defensive lineman Aidan Keanaaina spent four seasons at Notre Dame, where he earned a business undergraduate degree, tore his ACL in the spring entering his junior, and saw such sporadic playing time he totaled just 11 tackles.

In three games with the Bears, the 6-foot-3, 320-pound redshirt junior already has 12 tackles at a position where players often go unnoticed..

“Those guys don’t get a ton of exposure and sometimes they don’t show up as much statistically, even if they’re playing well,” Cal coach Justin Wilcox says in the video above. “Aidan’s doing a heck of a job.”…

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