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… Cal v. Oregon State …
The Beavers …
… Dammed …
… up Cal’s offense, holding the Bears to 3 points for more than 40 minutes …
… motivating the benching of starting QB Jared Goff in favor of Zach Kline …
… and igniting the first embers of a QB controversy in Berkeley …
… Cal managed just 366 yards in total offense and 19 first downs …
… and trailed 28-3 at the half and 35-3 early in the 3rd quarter …
… Goff was 21 of 31 for 221 yards passing, but the running game was anemic, and the Bears turned the ball over four times (1 pick, 2 lost fumbles and once on downs) …
… Kline came on to take advantage of some loose chinks in the dam …
… leading the Bears on two long touchdown drives (88 and 65 yards), but they came after the matter was settled …
… and were the definition of too little, too late.
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… & chewed …
… their way through the beleaguered Cal defense …
… racking up 570 yards in total offense and 31 first downs …
… OSU QB Sean Mannion was 35 of 45 for 481 yards passing, with 2 touchdowns …
… and during one stretch completed 21 passes in a row despite occasional pass rush pressure…
… while his team averaged 7.7 yards per play from scrimmage to just 4.8 yards per play for Cal …
… and the Beavers prevailed 49-17.
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… GAME REPORTS …
… stats and additional photos are available on ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=332920025
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… and the official Cal Bears website:
http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=209288018…
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… GAME REPORTS …
Although Cal’s Week 1 opponent, Northwestern, has dropped out of the Top 25, the Bears have still played four teams that are now ranked in the Top 25 of the first BCS poll …
… #3 Oregon, #4 Ohio State, #12 UCLA and #25 Oregon State …
… and those four teams currently have a combined record of 25-2! …
… while Cal’s other three opponents are a combined 12-12 and only one (Portland State at 3-4) has a losing record.
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The BCS and other poll rankings are here:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
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… NEXT UP …
… Cal visits the Washington Huskies …
… in Seattle … with an 8:00 pm Saturday evening kickoff … and the game will be televised on Fox Sports 1 …
… the Bears are 23 point underdogs in this one.
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Head Coach Sonny Dykes quelled the budding QB controversy on Friday …
… announcing that Jared Goff will once again start for California.
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GO BEARS!
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… More CAL-OSU photos: