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Matchup Preview | September 14, 2013
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#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0, Away)		California Golden Bears (2-0, Home)
Game Notes Notable Ohio State Players QB Braxton Miller (Jr) [96] WR Devin Smith (Jr) [91] LOLB Ryan Shazier (Jr) [93] SS Christian Bryant (Sr) [92] About Ohio State Last year Ohio State pulled off a 35-28 victory over California in Columbus. Braxton Miller had a huge game with 249 passing yards and four touchdown passes to add to it. Despite fighting hard for 56 minutes, a 72-yard pass from Miller to his favorite target Devin Smith clinched an Ohio State win in what was a classic game. Miller is considered a frontrunner for the Heisman trophy, and Devin Smith has been his top target again this year. Herbstreit's Pick: Ohio State

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huge game coming up against the Buckeyes, can the Golden Bears take down #1?!

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Quote: Originally Posted by LopaKa

huge game coming up against the Buckeyes, can the Golden Bears take down #1?!

I hope not for the sake of some realism.. Haha

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Devin Smith drops a game tying TD Pass in OT.

Golden Bears Get Revenge; Upset Top Ranked Buckeyes
Berkeley, CA | Last year Ohio State beat California on a pass from Braxton Miller to Devin Smith, so it would only be right for California to win off of a dropped pass from Miller to Smith right? Well, maybe. But that's what happened in the sixth overtime stanza in Berkeley today.

The Golden Bears forced the Buckeyes into a 4th-and-22 situation after two huge defensive sacks on Heisman candidate Braxton Miller, and Miller looked to his favorite target Smith who had gotten behind the coverage on what would be the last play of the game. The Buckeyes trailed 61-55 at that point and needed either a first down or a touchdown to keep the game going, but as pictured above Devin Smith fumbled the catch and it dropped helplessly to the ground.

The Golden Bears' third win of the season has matched their win total from all of last season and head coach Sonny Spikes was very candid about the win.

"We know that Ohio State has one of the best programs in the nation. To have them on our turf and beat them is.. The greatest accomplishment of my life and the same goes for a lot of young men in our locker room! This is just bittersweet, especially for the young men who lost to these same guys last year."

Despite the loss, Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller did absolutely nothing to hurt his Heisman stock as he accounted for 374 yards and six touchdowns.

The Golden Bears have an extended celebration period as they head into a bye week before their first road game of the season, against their conference foe, the Oregon Ducks at the Autzen Zoo in Eugene, OR.


Carlos Hyde stampedes into the endzone on OSU's first play in the third overtime stanza.


Braxton Miller goes 35 yards untouched late in the third to give the Buckeyes the lead.

Ohio State Buckeyes at California Golden Bears
Sep 14, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0)	14	0	10	3	28	55
California Golden Bears (2-0)	7	10	0	10	34	61

Team Stats Comparison
	OSU	CAL
Total Offense	563	524
Rushing Yards	395	172
Passing Yards	168	352
First Downs	25	28
Punt Return Yards	0	8
Kick Return Yards	74	110
Total Yards	637	642
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Converstion	5-12 (41%)	9-16 (56%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-3 (0%)	0-4 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-4-3 (87%)	8-7-1 (100%)
Penalties	2-20	1-15
Posession Time	15:14	16:46

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OSU	CAL
4:34	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 2 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	0	7
3:00	(OSU) TD Ohio St: J. Hall, 26 Yd run (D. Basil kick)	7	7
0:45	(OSU) TD Ohio St: E. Spencer, 4 Yd pass from B. Miller (D. Basil kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OSU	CAL
2:53	(CAL) TD Cal: R. Rodgers, 15 Yd pass from Z. Kline (V. D'Amato kick)	14	14
0:02	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 39 Yd FG	14	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OSU	CAL
5:37	(OSU) FG Ohio St: D. Basil, 21 Yd FG	17	17
2:57	(OSU) TD Ohio St: B. Miller, 35 Yd run (D. Basil kick)	24	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OSU	CAL
7:00	(CAL) TD Cal: Z. Kline, 3 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	24	24
1:07	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 26 Yd FG	24	27
0:00	(OSU) FG Ohio St: D. Basil, 24 Yd FG	27	27
OVERTIME SCORING		OSU	CAL
--	(OSU) TD Ohio St: D. Smith, 4 Yd pass from B. Miller (D. Basil kick)	34	27
--	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 3 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	34	34
--	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato 37 Yd FG	34	37
--	(OSU) FG Ohio St: D. Basil, 35 Yd FG	37	37
--	(OSU) TD Ohio St: C. Hyde, 25 Yd pass from B. Miller (2-Pt failed)	43	37
--	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 3 Yd run (2-Pt failed)	43	43
--	(CAL) TD Cal: R. Rodgers, 25 Yd pass from Z. Kline (2-Pt failed)	43	49
--	(OSU) TD Ohio St: C. Brown, 6 Yd pass from B. Miller (2-Pt failed)	49	49
--	(OSU) TD Ohio St: B. Miller, 1 Yd run (2-Pt failed)	55	49
--	(CAL) TD Cal: L. Gingold, 1 Yd run (2-Pt failed)	55	55
--	(CAL) TD Cal: R.Rodgers, 20 Yd pass from Z.Kline (2-Pt failed)	55	61

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Braxton Miller 18/28 168 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Braxton Miller 29 206 7.1 2 Carlos Hyde 24 139 5.7 0 Jordan Hall 1 26 26.0 1 Corey Brown 1 24 24.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Carlos Hyde 5 46 9.2 1 Evan Spencer 4 48 12.0 1 Corey Brown 3 25 8.3 1 Devin Smith 2 12 6.0 1 Chris Fields 2 19 9.5 0 Michael Thomas 1 13 13.0 0 Nick Vannett 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Christian Bryant 12 0 2 0 CJ Barnett 9 0 0 0 Armani Reeves 6 0 0 0 Camren Williams 6 0 0 0 Noah Spence 5 2.0 0 0 Vonn Bell 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG D Basil 3/4 4/4 13 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D Basil 3 129 43.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B Roby 2 62 31.0 0 J Heuerman 1 12 12.0 0

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zach Kline 19/36 304 3 3 Austin Hinder 3/7 48 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brendan Bigelow 23 70 3.0 3 Zach Kline 15 76 5.0 1 Daniel Lasco 5 31 6.2 0 Lucas Gingold 2 -2 -1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Richard Rodgers 5 86 17.2 3 Kenny Lawler 4 85 21.2 0 Maurice Harris 3 38 12.6 0 Brendan Bigelow 3 41 13.6 0 Daniel Lasco 2 15 7.5 0 Bryce Treggs 2 55 27.5 0 Chris Harper 2 21 10.5 0 Spencer Hagan 1 11 11.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nick Forbes 13 0 0 0 Cedric Dozier 8 0 0 0 Chris McCain 6 0 1 0 Michael Lowe 6 0 0 0 Kameron Jackson 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Vincent D'Amato 3/3 4/4 13 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Leininger 2 65 32.5 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 5 110 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 1 8 8.0 0

Play of the Game

Braxton Miller 35 Yard TD Run

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Week Three Recap
(Two Top Five Teams Go Down)


Rajion Neal ran tough all day on Oregon's defense.

Top 25 Results -- Week Three 2013

Results

California 61 -- #1 Ohio State 55 [OT]

Texas Tech 17 -- #22 TCU 14

#10 Michigan 45 -- Akron 7

#5 LSU 52 -- Kent State 20

#15 Kansas State 42 -- UMass 6

#19 Stanford 38 -- Army 7

#3 South Carolina 41 -- Vanderbilt 14

#11 Notre Dame 35 -- Purdue 3

#25 Louisville 38 -- Kentucky 0

#20 Washington 20 -- Illinois 17

#12 Oklahoma State 34 -- Lamar 14

#14 UCLA 28 -- #17 Nebraska 27

#21 Virginia Tech 41 -- ECU 17

#7 Oklahoma 59 -- Tulsa 21

Tennessee 40 -- #4 Oregon 21

#2 Texas A&M 58 -- #9 Alabama 55 [OT]

#8 Texas 27 -- #23 Ole Miss 3

#18 Oregon State 31 -- Utah 24

Led by Blake Bell, Oklahoma is the only non-SEC school in the Top 5.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 16, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Texas A&M (37)	3	0	1501
2	3	South Carolina (22)	3	0	1316
3	5	LSU (1)	3	0	1208
4	6	Georgia	1	1	1103
5	7	Oklahoma (1)	3	0	1103
6	8	Texas	3	0	1059
7	10	Michigan	3	0	950
8	1	Ohio State	2	1	924
9	11	Notre Dame	2	1	883
10	12	Oklahoma State	3	0	852
11	14	UCLA	2	0	830
12	13	Clemson	1	1	755
13	15	Kansas State	3	0	708
14	4	Oregon	2	1	683
15	9	Alabama	0	2	676
16	16	Florida	1	1	615
17	18	Oregon State	3	0	583
18	--	Tennessee	3	0	555
19	19	Stanford	1	1	493
20	20	Washington	2	0	493
21	21	Virginia Tech	3	0	449
22	17	Nebraska	2	1	356
23	--	California	3	0	351
24	24	Miami	2	0	309
25	25	Louisville	2	1	253

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Dropped Out: #22 TCU, #23 Ole Miss

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State (227), Florida State (148), Ole Miss (128), Boise State (122), Texas Tech (72), Pittsburgh (71), USC (33)


Johnny Manziel looking like a billion bucks after defeating Alabama for the second straight year.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 16, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		LAST GAME
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		31-45, 393 Yds, 21 Car, 114 Yds, 6 Total TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		18-28, 168 Yds, 29 Car, 206 Yds, 6 Total TD
AJ McCarron	QB	Alabama		25-35, 398 Yds, 5 TD, 13 Car, 33 Yds
Connor Shaw	QB	South Carolina		30-44, 413 Yds, 4 TD, 13 Car, 60 Yds
Damien Williams	HB	Oklahoma		11 Car, 42 Yds, TD, 3 Rec, 44 Yds

Ka'Deem Carey puts the Wildcats on his back as they avoid an upset loss to UTSA.

Pac-12 Results -- Week Three 2013
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
California 61 -- Ohio State 55 [OT]	Z. Kline (Cal) 304 Yds	B. Miller (OSU) 206 Yds	R. Rodgers (Cal) 86 Yds
Stanford 38 -- Army 7	K. Hogan (Stan) 135 Yds	T. Gaffney (Stan) 182 Yds	T. Montgomery (Stan) 76 Yds
Southern Utah 17 -- Washington State 7	C. Halliday (WSU) 231 Yds	T. Caldwell (WSU) 23 Yds	C. Madison (WSU) 104 Yds
Washington 20 -- Illinois 17	K. Price (Wash) 132 Yds	D. Young (Ill) 54 Yds	K. Williams (Wash) 157 Yds
USC 41 -- Boston College 14	M. Wittek (USC) 296 Yds	S. Redd (USC) 122 Yds	M. Lee (USC) 114 Yds
Fresno State 38 -- Colorado 27	D. Carr (FS) 288 Yds	C. Powell (Col) 114 Yds	J, Harper (FS) 117 Yds
UCLA 28 -- Nebraska 27	B. Hundley (UCLA) 230 Yds	A. Abdullah (Neb) 73 Yds	A. Abdullah (Neb) 82 Yds
Tennessee 40 -- Oregon 21	J. Worley (Tenn) 177 Yds	R. Neal (Tenn) 121 Yds	B. Downs (Tenn) 47 Yds
Arizona State 38 -- Wisconsin 22	T. McEvoy (Wisc) 315 Yds	M. Grice (ASU) 153 Yds	D. Nelson (ASU) 129 Yds
Arizona 45 -- UTSA 31	J. Scroggins (Ariz) 267 Yds	K. Carey (Ariz) 104 Yds	T. Miller (Ariz) 123 Yds
Oregon State 31 -- Utah 24	C. Vaz (Or St) 273 Yds	K. York (Utah) 150 Yds	C. Hamlett (Or St) 107 Yds

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Golden Bears Recruiting Update


Cal's top target Jamie Bowman (Florence-Graham, CA/Fremont) lays a bone jarring hit on an opposing quarterback.

With 25 scholarships to use and only one position that needs filling for next season, the Golden Bears have been splurging to build their sorest spots. For instance, the Bears have seven freshman offensive linemen this year, but Head Coach Sonny Spikes isn't impressed with the talent he has, so he's been actively recruiting the top offensive linemen in the area.

His top target however, is Jamie Bowman out of Florence-Graham, CA. Bowman is a lean, mean, hitting machine and has skills to match. This young man has a mixture of safety and corner skills (97 press) and has a very good chance to receive considerable playing time early on. He has been tight-lipped about his recruitment, but Cal is said to be trailing Stanford and USC for the young man's services. Bowman hasn't scheduled an official visit to Berkeley, but has visited unofficially a few times and appears to like the campus. Coach Spikes will have to pull a rabbit out of his hat to beat the better known schools for Bowman's services, but the fact that Bowman still has the Bears high on his list speaks high praise for California's recruiting strategy.

Second on Cal's big board is defensive end Paris Walker (Willowbrook, CA/Centennial). Walker is not only a celebrity in high school, but hangs out with celebrity and Centennial alum Kendrick Lamar regularly. Walker has stated previously that he intends to stay close to home, which makes sense as to why his final three teams are USC, UCLA, and California in that order. Walker seems intent to stay in the Los Angeles area, so the Golden Bears are having a challenge convincing Walker to come up north. Walker is a speed rusher with amazing power moves and great finishing ability when he makes a tackle.

The rest of the Bears' list are equipped with young, high character players, but if Sonny Spikes had a third favorite recruit it would definitely be Pat Tate (Union City, CA/Logan). The athlete is a coaches dream and reminds some of Jake Locker at QB. Tate can definitely run, and has a big arm, but accuracy will be his biggest problem early on.


Paris Walker (Willowbrook, CA/Centennial) shows his true power as he throws the left tackle to the side in pursuit of the quarterback.

Cal Recruiting Targets Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jamie Bowman	SS	HS	Florence-Graham, CA	6'0"	203
Paris Walker	DE	HS	Willowbrook, CA	6'4"	255
Jamaal Gordon	C	HS	Santa Rosa, CA	6'6"	319
Brandon Livingston	G	HS	Pittsburg, CA	6'4"	328
Mark Gay	T	HS	Huntington Park, CA	6'7"	315
Pat Tate	ATH	HS	Union City, CA	6'1"	205
Andrew Salyer	G	HS	Compton, CA	6'1"	305
Jason Holt	C	HS	Fresno, CA	6'4"	268
Anthony Douglas	TE	HS	La Verne, CA	6'4"	267
Tony Jones	T	HS	Fontana, CA	6'4"	282
Danny Glover	CB	HS	Waianae, HI	6'1"	171
Mike Odom	TE	HS	Manhattan Beach, CA	6'3"	236
Martin O'Neal	QB	HS	Moberly, MO	6'5"	235
Ryan West	MLB	HS	Pine Crest, TN	6'3"	238
Cedric Thomas	HB	HS	Whittier, CA	6'3"	211
Ira Jude	WR	HS	Manteca, CA	6'0"	202

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Week Four Recap
(FCS Team Pulls off Top 25 Upset)


Idaho State pulls off a MASSIVE upset over #20 ranked Washington.

Top 25 Results -- Week Four 2013

Results

NC State 34 -- #12 Clemson 27

#8 Ohio State 52 -- Florida A&M 3

#22 Nebraska 37 -- South Dakota St 16

#24 Miami 45 -- Savannah St 20

#15 Alabama 48 -- Colorado State 10

#21 Virginia Tech 48 -- Marshall 0

#11 UCLA 38 -- New Mexico State 10

Idaho State 20 -- #20 Washington 10

#7 Michigan 44 -- Connecticut 14

#1 Texas A&M 38 -- SMU 31

Michigan State 26 -- #9 Notre Dame 14

#4 Georgia 37 -- North Texas 10

#16 Florida 38 -- #18 Tennessee 14

Arizona State 35 -- #19 Stanford 17

#25 Louisville 31 -- FIU 25

Auburn 30 -- #3 LSU 24 [OT]

San Diego State 20 -- #17 Oregon State 16

#6 Texas 19 -- #13 Kansas State 14

Texas A&M has depth in all the right places as backup QB Matt Davis relieves a dinged up Johnny Manziel in victory.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 23, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas A&M (41)	4	0	1505
2	2	South Carolina (20)	3	0	1459
3	4	Georgia	2	1	1334
4	5	Oklahoma	3	0	1318
5	6	Texas	4	0	1297
6	7	Michigan	4	0	1237
7	8	Ohio State	3	1	1149
8	10	Oklahoma State	3	0	1076
9	11	UCLA	3	0	1026
10	14	Oregon	2	1	840
11	3	LSU	3	1	828
12	16	Florida	2	1	754
13	15	Alabama	1	2	753
14	13	Kansas State	3	1	644
15	9	Notre Dame	2	2	590
16	21	Virginia Tech	4	0	505
17	22	Nebraska	3	1	423
18	--	Michigan State	4	0	395
19	--	Arizona State	3	0	395
20	23	California	3	0	395
21	24	Miami	3	0	340
22	18	Tennessee	3	1	299
23	12	Clemson	1	2	290
24	25	Louisville	3	1	256
25	--	Auburn	3	1	242

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Dropped Out: #17 Oregon State, #19 Stanford, #20 Washington

Others Receiving Votes: Stanford (134), Florida State (134), Oregon State (101), Ole Miss (77), Fresno State (16)


Devin Gardner has his Wolverines off to a blazing start and is receiving Heisman recognition because of it.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 23, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		LAST GAME
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		12-17, 188 Yards, 14 Car, 76 Yds, 4 Total TD
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		7-14, 83 Yds, 4 Car, 24 Yds, TD
Devin Gardner	QB	Michigan		22-37, 360 Yds, 2 TD, 16 Car, 100 Yds
Logan Thomas	QB	Virginia Tech		18-29, 347 Yds, 8 Car, 45 Yds, 4 Total TD
Connor Shaw	QB	South Carolina		Bye Week

Taylor Kelly outclasses Stanford's defense in Arizona State's stunner.

Top 25 Results -- Week Four 2013
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
UCLA 38 -- New Mexico State 10	T. Colwell (NMSU) 189 Yds	J. James (UCLA) 82 Yds	D. Fuller (UCLA) 78 Yds
Idaho State 20 -- Washington 10	K. Price (Wash) 153 Yds	B. Sankey (Wash) 88 Yds	K. Williams (Wash) 67 Yds
Arizona State 35 -- Stanford 17	T. Kelly (ASU) 291 Yds	T. Gaffney (Stan) 160 Yds	K. Ozier (ASU) 98 Yds
San Diego State 20 -- Oregon State 16	C. Vaz (Or St) 134 Yds	A. Muema (SDSU) 93 Yds	C. Lockett (SDSU) 64 Yds
Washington State 31 -- Idaho 10	C. Halliday (WSU) 307 Yds	T. Caldwell (WSU) 47 Yds	C. Madison (WSU) 83 Yds
BYU 20 -- Utah 14	A. Olsen (BYU) 300 Yds	K. York (Utah) 55 Yds	C. Hoffman (BYU) 172 Yds

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Matchup Preview | September 28, 2013
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#20 California Golden Bears (3-0, Away)		#10 Oregon Ducks (2-1, Home)
Injury Report CB Troy Hill [87] Dislocated Ankle -- 7 Weeks Game Notes Oregon Notable Players HB De'Anthony Thomas (Jr) [97] WR Josh Huff (Sr) [92] CB Ifo Ekpre Olomu (Jr) [89] LOLB Boskeo Lokombo (rSr) [89] About This Game Cal's first road game of the year is in the volatile Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR. Oregon shamed Cal last year 59-17 in what was their 10th win of the season (in 10 games). The Ducks had their way through the air as Marcus Mariota calmly passed for 377 yards and six touchdowns. All-American De'Anthony Thomas had 101 receiving yards in the game last year but didn't get off to a productive game on the ground. This is Zach Kline's first start on the road and what worse of a place to have it in, Autzen Stadium ranks #18 in Toughest Places to Play. Herbstreit's Pick: Oregon