On Saturday, November 22, 2008, University of California Star Running Back Russell White participated in an SGA@Game Signing before the Big Game.

Russell White, Cal's all-time rushing leader with 3,367 yards and a 5.1 yards-per-carry average during his three years in Berkeley, was a key member of Bruce Snyder's 1991 team which posted a 10-2 record, including a 37-13 victory over Clemson in the 1992 Citrus Bowl, and earned a No. 7 national ranking. A first-team All-American in 1991 and two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection, the 6-0, 210-pound tailback led the Bears in rushing in both 1991 (1,177 yards, school-record 14 TDs) and 1992 (1,069). Twice rushing for 200 yards or more in a game during his career-229 vs. USC in 1991 and 216 vs. San Jose State in 1992-he registered 15 100-yard rushing days during his Cal career to tie the legendary Chuck Muncie for the school record. Enrolling at Cal as a Prop 48 student, White graduated in four years with a social welfare degree and 3.0 career GPA. Now a teacher, White was inducted into California's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, his first year of eligibility.