Jahvid Best Returns To Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA — Jahvid Best is coming home.

The former Cal football standout is returning to the East Bay to take over Saint Mary’s College Prep’s football program, the school announced Monday.

Best rushed for over 3,200 yards and scored 35 touchdowns in three years at Cal, but concussionsended the former Detroit Lions first-round draft pick's NFL career after two seasons.

Best grew up in the Bay Area and played at Salesian Prep, a Saint Mary’s rival school.

Saint Mary’s hasn’t had a winning season since 2015, going 18-28 over that stretch.

Best previously served as a Cal student assistant coach while completing his bachelor's degree at the school in African American studies.

“It’s all about the culture,” Best said in a statement.

“I want to create an environment that is about learning and growing, about the value of work ethic and dedication. A lot of people wrote about all the talent I had as a player, but everything I truly earned was through hard work. Football is no different than life. What you put into it, you’ll get out of it.”