Bear Territory | Cal Golden Bears [NCAA '14]

[Gosens6]

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[MitchDaCr3ator]

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Huge comeback win, looking forward to you traveling on the road against Washington, gonna be a good one.

Washington was pretty tough, Cyler Miles is going to give me trouble for the next few years, that guy isn't a slouch. The rest of the schedule is also pretty tough, should be some good games in there.

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Zach Kline scoring one of his two touchdowns on the day

Come From Behind Kline Does It Again

Berkeley, CA | Zach Kline is defying common knowledge. Freshman quarterbacks are supposed to have weak psyche's and are supposed to wilt in crunch time. When your team has mustered 14 points the entire game and you're down 10 with 6 minutes to go, a freshman isn't expected to bring his team back.

But that is the legend of "come from behind Kline." This quarterback has brought his team to victory while trailing in the fourth quarter three times thus far, and this game against Arizona may have been some of his best work.

With 6 minutes left and the offense being able to muster absolutely nothing, Kline took the Golden Bears down the field twice to steal a win over Arizona who had upset on their mind.

California couldn't stop Arizona early. Ka'Deem Carey ran like a man possessed until he got injured for the game late in the third with a foot injury. His injury correlates well with Cal's come from behind victory. The Golden Bears played like they had no wind in their sails and when the fourth quarter finally rolled around, Kirk Herbstreit thought the Bears were done, defeated.

Once Zach Kline crossed the endzone line with 1:03 left to put his team ahead (on a powerful run indeed) the game was clinched, and so was Kline's fame.

The Golden Bears are lucky he's only a freshman.

But next weekend this freshman has to come back down to Earth and do what no one has done so far this year; Beat USC.

In Other News
Cal received two more commitments after this game, pushing their season total to six commitments thus far.

Guard Andrew Salyer who took his official visit to watch the game this weekend made sure he signed his letter of intent before heading back home to Compton, CA. The four star guard ranks as the #12 guard in this high school class, and Salyer's a special one with a great knack for run blocking. California beat out USC, Washington, Fresno State, and UCLA for Salyer's signature. At 6'1" 305 pounds, Salyer is a strong kid with good acceleration. His team was based around the Wing T in high school, so he comes in very raw in terms of protecting the pass.

Martin O'Neal from Moberly, MO ranks as the 15th best quarterback prospect in the nation. O'Neal didn't play against the best talent in Missouri, and while he's being hailed as a dual-threat QB, the Golden Bears want him to focus more on becoming a better passer. O'Neal's future is virtually in his own hands, he has absolutely no chance to challenge Zach Kline in the near future for starting snaps, but how he progresses and where he's at when Kline leaves will be very important. The four star prospect is a quarterback in a shooting guard's body standing at 6'5" 235 lbs.


Bryce Treggs fumbles late in the third quarter after coming across the middle.


Brendan Bigelow's early fourth quarter touchdown catch put the Golden Bears within a field goal of victory.

Arizona Wildcats at California Golden Bears
Nov 2, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Wildcats (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12)	10	3	11	0	24
#11 California Golden Bears (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12)	0	14	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	ARIZ	CAL
Total Offense	391	366
Rushing Yards	172	109
Passing Yards	219	257
First Downs	23	17
Punt Return Yards	43	0
Kick Return Yards	22	155
Total Yards	456	521
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	7-16 (43%)	4-12 (33%)
4th Down Conversion	1-3 (33%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-2-3 (83%)	5-4-0 (80%)
Penalties	3-15	2-17
Posession Time	16:30	15:30

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARIZ	CAL
3:34	(ARIZ) FG Ariz: J. Smith, 21 Yd FG	3	0
1:40	(ARIZ) TD Ariz: T. Griffey, 3 Yd run (J. Smith kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARIZ	CAL
6:11	(CAL) TD Cal: Z. Kline, 4 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	10	7
4:29	(ARIZ) FG Ariz: J. Smith, 24 Yd FG	13	7
0:14	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 2 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	13	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARIZ	CAL
4:30	(ARIZ) TD Ariz: D. Jenkins, 1 Yd run (2-Pt)	21	14
1:10	(ARIZ) FG Ariz: J. Smith, 31 Yd FG	24	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARIZ	CAL
5:32	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 8 Yd pass from Z. Kline (V. D'Amato kick)	24	21
1:03	(CAL) TD Cal: Z. Kline, 5 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	24	28

Arizona Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jesse Scroggins 21/36 219 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ka'Deem Carey 16 78 4.8 0 Jesse Scroggins 15 47 3.1 0 Daniel Jenkins 8 29 3.6 1 David Richards 2 8 4.0 0 Nolan Heyer 1 7 7.0 0 Trey Griffey 1 3 3.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ka'Deem Carey 6 56 9.3 0 David Richards 6 59 9.8 0 Garic Wharton 5 73 14.6 0 Austin Hill 2 23 11.5 0 Richard Morrison 1 12 12.0 0 Daniel Jenkins 1 -4 -4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Marquis Flowers 8 0 0 0 Sione Tuihalamaka 5 1.0 0 0 Jake Fischer 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jake Smith 3/3 1/1 10 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Riggleman 2 63 31.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Johnny Jackson 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Richard Morrison 4 43 10.7 0

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zach Kline 14/26 257 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brendan Bigelow 19 82 4.3 1 Zach Kline 14 7 0.5 2 Daniel Lasco 2 18 9.0 0 Lucas Gingold 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kenny Lawler 4 80 20.0 0 Chris Harper 3 85 28.3 0 Maurice Harris 2 34 17.0 0 Richard Rodgers 2 29 14.5 0 Bryce Treggs 2 21 10.5 0 Brendan Bigelow 1 8 8.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Stefan McClure 9 0 0 0 Nick Forbes 9 0 0 0 Kameron Jackson 7 0 0 0 Michael Lowe 6 0 0 0 Cedric Dozier 5 0 0 0 Chris McCain 5 0 0 0 DeAndre Coleman 5 3.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Vincent D'Amato 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Leininger 4 177 44.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 6 155 25.8 0

Play of the Game

Zach Kline's Game-Winning TD Run with 1:03 left

[ooHEADLINERoo]

Nice comeback win, whether you get a shot to play for the Pac-12 title, or not. Been a great season for you and might see a BCS Berth if you can keep on winning.

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Week Ten Recap
(Georgia-Florida goes down to the wire.)


Todd Gurley and the Georgia Bulldogs scored late in their win over rival Florida.

Top 25 Results -- Week Ten 2013

Results

#11 California 28 -- Arizona 24

#2 USC 31 -- Oregon State 28

#1 Texas A&M 52 -- UTEP 38

#6 Texas 38 -- Kansas 22

#16 Kansas State 13 -- Iowa State 7

Purdue 35 -- #20 Ohio State 26

#14 Virginia Tech 31 -- Boston College 21

North Carolina 34 -- #25 NC State 31

TCU 31 -- #23 West Virginia 21

#3 Georgia 32 -- #4 Florida 31

#10 Michigan 30 -- #13 Michigan State 20

#8 Nebraska 17 -- #21 Northwestern 7

#19 Auburn 35 -- Arkansas 26

Colorado 35 -- #12 UCLA 28

#22 Oklahoma State 34 -- #18 Texas Tech 24

#9 South Carolina 35 -- Mississippi State 28 [OT]

#24 Florida State 23 -- #17 Miami 14

Undefeated USC is the number two team in the nation as they make easy work of Oregon State.

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas A&M	9	0	1.000
2	2	USC	8	0	0.995
3	3	Georgia	7	1	0.989
4	5	Oklahoma	7	1	0.984
5	7	Texas	7	1	0.976
6	6	Alabama	6	2	0.976
7	8	Nebraska	7	1	0.968
8	4	Florida	6	2	0.958
9	9	South Carolina	8	1	0.958
10	12	Michigan	7	1	0.955
11	11	California	8	1	0.947
12	13	Virginia Tech	8	1	0.938
13	15	Oregon	6	2	0.921
14	16	Kansas State	6	2	0.916
15	18	Auburn	7	2	0.906
16	14	Michigan State	7	2	0.905
17	22	Oklahoma State	6	2	0.893
18	24	North Carolina	6	2	0.882
19	17	Miami	6	2	0.882
20	10	UCLA	5	3	0.880
21	25	Florida State	6	2	0.876
22	--	Notre Dame	5	4	0.857
23	20	Texas Tech	6	3	0.842
24	23	Northwestern	6	3	0.839
25	--	BYU	6	2	0.827

Zach Kline is looking to become the second straight freshman to win the Heisman.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		LAST WEEK
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		24-32, 325 Yds, 5 TD, 11 Car, 60 Yds
Connor Shaw	QB	South Carolina		22-36, 232 Yds, 11 Car, 49 Yds, 4 Total TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		26-46, 357 Yds, 10 Car, 38 Yds, 3 Total TD
Zach Kline	QB	California		14-26, 257 Yds, 14 Car, 3 Total TD
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		14-27, 162 Yds, TD, 13 Car, 75 Yds

De'Andre Coleman's three sacks proved to be enough to garner Pac-12 defensive player of the week honors.

Pac-12 Results -- Week Ten 2013
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#11 California 28 -- Arizona 24	Z. Kline (Cal) 257 Yds	B. Bigelow (Cal) 82 Yds	C. Harper (Cal) 85 Yds
Arizona State 31 -- Washington State 23	C. Halliday (WSU) 274 Yds	D. Foster (ASU) 102 Yds	D. Williams (WSU) 112 Yds
#2 USC 31 -- Oregon State 28	C. Vaz (Or St) 259 Yds	S. Redd (USC) 143 Yds	B. Cooks (Or St) 100 Yds
Colorado 35 -- #12 UCLA 28	S. Dillon (CU) 246 Yds	C. Powell (CU) 130 Yds	S. Evans (UCLA) 186 Yds

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#11 California	8-1	0.880	5-1	339	237	W5
#13 Oregon	6-2	0.750	4-1	243	127	L1
Oregon State	5-4	0.550	3-3	257	170	L1
Stanford	4-4	0.500	3-3	234	203	L2
Washington	3-5	0.370	1-4	159	181	L1
Washington	3-6	0.330	1-5	208	255	L2

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 4, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#2 USC	8-0	1.000	5-0	258	131	W8
Colorado	4-4	0.500	3-2	180	233	W3
Utah	3-5	0.370	2-3	199	219	L1
#21 UCLA	5-3	0.620	2-3	246	197	L1
Arizona State	4-4	0.500	2-3	189	212	W1
Arizona	4-4	0.500	1-4	249	207	L4

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Matchup Preview | November 9, 2013
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#2 USC Trojans (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12)		#11 California Golden Bears (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12)
Offensive Stats Comparison 32.3 (#17) Points Per Game 37.7 (#6) 405.9 (#22) Total Offensive Yards 453.2 (#8) 179.9 (#26) Rushing Yards 149.8 (#65) 226.0 (#53) Passing Yards 303.4 (#7) Defensive Stats Comparison 287.5 (#5) Total Yards Allowed 402.6 (#108) 96.1 (#3) Rushing Yards Allowed 159.7 (#97) 191.4 (#37) Passing Yards Allowed 242.9 (#104) 9 (#8) Turnover Differential -8 (#115) Injury Report QB Max Wittek (rSo) [84] Broken Tailbone -- 2 Weeks RG John Martinez (rSr) [83] Broken Vertebrae -- Out for Season Game Notes Notable USC Players WR Marqise Lee (Jr) [97] TE Randall Telfer (rJr) [90] LE Devon Kennard (rSr) [89] DT George Uko (rJr) [89] About This Game There's a chance this may not be the last time these two teams play each other. USC is on fire this year winning their first 8 games, led by a two headed rushing attack Silas Redd and DJ Morgan. Add Marqise Lee into that mix, and USC may possibly have one of the most dynamic offenses in the nation. Cody Kessler will be behind center for the Trojans this week, and the sophomore is about as accurate a quarterback as you will see. USC also has a top 5 defense, and will likely give Cal trouble this weekend. Herbstreit's Pick: USC

[timbeau0805]

HUGE game. Hope you pull it out...

[MitchDaCr3ator]

This image is quite symbolic of Cal's offense and USC's defense today

Missing: Cal's Offense. USC Continues Unbeaten Season

Berkeley, CA | Was the Heisman love was a bit too much for Zach Kline? Maybe. Cal's quarterback looked out of place this week as he led his Golden Bears to a whopping three points. Not the three points the Bears needed in crunch time to secure a win, but three points total.

Whether it was USC's exotic blitz schemes, a bit too much celebrating the Heisman love, or just Kline's streak of luck ending, he just looked out of place. But despite all the negative publicity, he may have still outperformed Cody Kessler from USC, but that isn't saying much.

After an offensive outburst in last week's fourth quarter against Arizona, Cal's offense couldn't muster anything. Brendan Bigelow struggled to get past the line of scrimmage, Kline missed wide open guys repeatedly, and the line was dominated throughout.

But Cal's defense came to play. A defense statistically regarded as one of the worst in the nation, kept one of the most talented offenses bottled up for four quarters. Besides a 51 yard bomb caught by Victor Blackwell, Cal had effectively shut down the Trojans and may have provided the blueprint to beat them. All-American Marqise Lee had a very pedestrian game, as the Golden Bears swarmed to him every time he caught the ball and forced him to a few drops with big hits from safety Avery Sebastian.

But despite the strong defensive play, Cal just couldn't put up enough points.

Look for an offensive explosion next week though as Cal travels to Boulder, CO to play one of the worst defensive units in the Pac-12, the Colorado Buffaloes.

In Other News
Despite the horrendous play of the Golden Bears this week, Cal managed to secure a commitment from the #8 tight end in the nation, Mike Odom. Odom, from Manhattan Beach, CA, projects more as a blocking tight end than a pass catcher. Odom has some speed, and the courage to catch passes over the middle in traffic, but his hands in terms of catching aren't very reliable. While he's not offensive lineman talented at pass protection, he is good enough to give Zach Kline an extra second to scan the defense or supply a key block in the running game. Odom picked Cal over other offers from Oregon State and Fresno State.


Anthony Brown jumps in front of a Zach Kline pass to end what looked to be a promising drive.


Victor Blackwell drags defenders into the endzone for the only touchdown of the game.

USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
Nov 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 USC Trojans (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12)	0	3	0	7	10
#11 California Golden Bears (8-1, 5-1 Pac-12)	0	3	0	0	3

Team Stats Comparison
	USC	CAL
Total Offense	284	250
Rushing Yards	47	68
Passing Yards	237	182
First Downs	14	12
Punt Return Yards	20	45
Kick Return Yards	0	72
Total Yards	304	367
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	8-20 (40%)	3-14 (21%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0-1 (50%)	1-0-0 (0%)
Penalties	1-13	2-20
Posession Time	16:53	15:07

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USC	CAL
6:28	(USC) FG USC: A. Heidari, 29 Yd FG	3	0
1:52	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 49 Yd FG	3	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USC	CAL
5:47	(USC) TD USC: V. Blackwell, 51 Yd pass from C. Kessler	10	3

USC Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cody Kessler 20/49 237 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Silas Redd 15 64 4.2 0 Victor Blackwell 5 -1 -0.2 0 Cody Kessler 3 -13 -4.3 0 Marqise Lee 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Randall Telfer 6 66 11.0 0 Marqise Lee 6 71 11.8 0 Silas Redd 4 33 8.2 0 Victor Blackwell 3 62 20.6 1 DJ Morgan 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Dion Bailey 8 0 1 0 Josh Shaw 7 0 0 0 Ryan Henderson 5 0 0 0 Anthony Brown 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Andre Heidari 1/5 1/1 4 29 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Kris Albarado 6 270 45.0 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marqise Lee 2 20 10.0 0

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zach Kline 13/33 182 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Zach Kline 15 24 1.6 0 Brendan Bigelow 12 44 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 3 29 9.6 0 Kenny Lawler 3 28 9.3 0 Brendan Bigelow 3 28 9.3 0 Bryce Treggs 2 70 35.0 0 Richard Rodgers 1 9 9.0 0 Chris Harper 1 18 18.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nick Forbes 9 0 0 0 Chris McCain 7 0 0 0 Stefan McClure 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Vincent D'Amato 1/1 0/0 3 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Leininger 9 320 35.5 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 3 72 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 6 45 7.5 0

Play of the Game

Victor Blackwell's 51 yard TD catch.