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In a game that really doesn't do anything for the national landscape due to the fact that both teams are out of bowl contention, Stanford and Cal are facing off for the 125th edition of The Big Game. A rivalry matchup that is one of the most underrated, as regardless of record there is always room for something chaotic to happen. This year's…

Saturday's Cal-Stanford contest will be the 125 Big Game and the 40 anniversary of The Play, the five-lateral kickoff return that won the 1982 Big Game for Cal. Cal coach Justin Wilcox fired offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave and offensive line coach Angus McClure this week, but Wilcox did not reveal which coach will be calling the offensive plays…

One of the drawbacks of the contemporary college football schedule is the fracturing of Rivalry Week. When teams played 11 games, the third Saturday in November was often reserved for the season finale against the in-state foe or maybe the unfriendly neighbor across the state line. Now, we get most of the best rivalry games after…

It's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Cal, which faces No. 9 USC and quarterback Caleb Williams on Saturday night one week after losing to No. 8 Oregon and quarterback Bo Nix last week. The facts for Saturday's game CAL (3-5, 1-4 Pac-12) vs. NO. 9 USC (7-1, 5-1 Pac-12) SITE: L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles WHEN: Saturday, 7:30…

Cal opens Pac-12 play with a Saturday afternoon home game against Arizona, which recorded its only win of 2021 by beating the Bears in Tucson. In that 10-3 loss to the Wildcats last year, the Bears played without quarterback Chase Garbers and several other starters and assistant coaches because of COVID protocols. Saturday's game is Homecoming for…

Cal faces its first significant test of the season when it travels to South Bend, Indiana, for its first road contest -- a Saturday afternoon game against Notre Dame. The Bears are 2-0, and the Irish are 0-2 under first-year head coach Marcus Freeman, and Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne will be making his first career start Saturday. But Notre…