The Cal Golden Bears will be opening the 2016 college football season on Friday when they take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in a special meeting in Sydney, Australia.
The PAC-12 team has already arrived down under and it looks like they had a pretty good time on their first day.
The Golden Bears touched down in Australia Sunday afternoon and they had a surprising cavalcade of fans welcoming them into the country.
Sydney, Australia… We have arrived!#WeAreGolden 🇦🇺🐻 pic.twitter.com/HLkf1dzN65
— Cal Football (@CalFootball) August 21, 2016
Time for a quick airport selfie 📸😀 #CollegeFootballSyd #GoBears pic.twitter.com/ZG7J9T2HyW
— College Football (@CFSydneyCup) August 21, 2016
Go Bears! 🏈🐻 #CollegeFootballSyd #CalBears pic.twitter.com/atfPYbyBKn
— College Football (@CFSydneyCup) August 21, 2016
They then wasted little time getting on the field for their first practice and then hit up the beach once things were wrapped up.
Practice number 1 from Sydney is in the books!#CalBearsInSydney 🐻🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/2FcajRRHxz
— Cal Football (@CalFootball) August 22, 2016
Practice 1 ☑️
Now let's go swimming 🌊🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/v35rMOw8Uh
— Cal Football (@CalFootball) August 22, 2016
The team was even surprised by former running back Marshawn Lynch, who retired from the NFL following the 2015 season. It even looks like fans in Sydney will get to meet the former Golden Bear great.
A few familiar faces have made their way down under.#CalBearsInSydney 🇦🇺🐻 pic.twitter.com/F4P6zY8JwG
— Cal Football (@CalFootball) August 22, 2016
Look who's in town…#BeastMode pic.twitter.com/jNPk5DJrEq
— College Football (@CFSydneyCup) August 22, 2016
Want to meet Marshawn Lynch? He'll be at Rebel Sport at Bondi Junction to Launch his Beast Mode Range in Australia. pic.twitter.com/LmLqSQKWWT
— Woot and Wye NFL (@WootandWye) August 22, 2016
The Golden Bears and Rainbow Warriors take the field on Friday with the game beginning at 10 p.m. EST on ESPN.
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