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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…

The subplots in the first Backyard Brawl since 2011 are bountiful. It's impossible to talk about this game without mentioning all the USC Trojans storylines, even if that program probably makes Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi bristle. Yes, the Panthers lost Biletnikoff Award-winning receiver Jordan Addison to the Trojans, but they do have Kedon…