Bear Territory | Cal Golden Bears [NCAA '14]

[NewNapkin]

Wow, Stanford has really struggled. Should be a nice win.

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Golden Bear fans will miss the dynamic duo of Kline and Bigelow as this will be their last regular season game together.

Golden Bears Wreck Cardinal; Win Tenth Game in Amazing Season

Stanford, CA | There was no need for a fourth quarter comeback this week. The legend of "Come from Behind" Zach Kline took rest this week, as a new dominant Zach Kline burst onto the scene. A Zach Kline who played a complete four quarters as opposed to just one.

Kevin Hogan on the other hand, well he sucked. Playing without his two starting receivers, Hogan looked alone out there on the football field and his passing numbers back that fact up. The Golden Bears teed off on Hogan throughout, and Stanford's signal caller couldn't adapt.

The Golden Bear offense scored on their first five possessions of the game to burst out into a 22-7 lead early in the third quarter and were on cruise control since.

With a bit of luck, the Golden Bears may have just played their way into the Pac-12 title game, and Stanford may have just clinched their first bowl-less season since 2008. That's exactly how this game played out.


Brendan Bigelow had a career day on the ground against Stanford as he rushed for 167 yards.


Cal's Offense played like a well oiled machine today and Zach Kline was a major reason why.

California Golden Bears at Stanford Cardinal
Nov 23, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#13 California Golden Bears (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12)	7	9	13	10	39
Stanford Cardinal (5-5, 4-4 Pac-12)	0	7	6	0	13

Team Stats Comparison
	CAL	STAN
Total Offense	441	216
Rushing Yards	224	105
Passing Yards	217	111
First Downs	21	8
Punt Return Yards	37	20
Kick Return Yards	71	110
Total Yards	549	346
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	4-11 (36%)	3-11 (27%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-1 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-2 (100%)	1-1-0 (100%)
Penalties	1-15	1-5
Posession Time	19:48	12:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
4:39	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 1 Yd run (V. D'Amato kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
6:12	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 32 Yd FG	10	0
3:45	(STAN) TD Stan: L. Kaumatule, 13 Yd pass from K. Hogan (J. Williamson kick)	10	7
1:25	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 41 Yd FG	13	7
0:04	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 52 Yd FG	16	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
7:04	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Bigelow, 63 Yd run (2-Pt failed)	22	7
4:15	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Treggs, 17 Yd pass from Z. Kline (V. D'Amato kick)	29	7
2:41	(STAN) TD Stan: K. Whitfield, 64 Yd pass from K. Hogan (2-Pt failed)	29	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAL	STAN
7:54	(CAL) TD Cal: B. Treggs, 10 Yd pass from Z. Kline (V. D'Amato kick)	36	13
4:21	(CAL) FG Cal: V. D'Amato, 36 Yd FG	39	13

California Golden Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zach Kline 15/22 219 2 0 Austin Hinder 1/3 -2 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brendan Bigelow 21 167 7.9 2 Zach Kline 14 39 2.7 0 Darren Ervin 2 20 10.0 0 Daniel Lasco 2 0 0.0 0 Austin Hinder 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Bryce Treggs 6 90 15.0 2 Darius Powe 3 43 14.3 0 Maurice Harris 2 29 14.5 0 Kenny Lawler 2 35 17.5 0 Chris Harper 1 20 20.0 0 Daniel Lasco 1 -2 -2.0 0 Brendan Bigelow 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nick Forbes 6 0 0 0 Stefan McClure 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Vincent D'Amato 4/4 3/3 15 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Leininger 2 87 43.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 3 71 23.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Maurice Harris 4 37 9.2 0

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kevin Hogan 6/21 111 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Anthony Wilkerson 22 100 4.5 0 Kevin Hogan 3 -1 -0.3 0 Tyler Gaffney 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Luke Kaumatule 2 40 20.0 1 Anthony Wilkerson 2 -3 -1.5 0 Kodi Whitfield 1 64 64.0 1 Devon Cajuste 1 10 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Shayne Skov 9 0 0 0 Ed Reynolds 8 0 0 0 AJ Tarpley 6 0 0 0 Jordan Richards 5 0 0 0 Austin Hooper 5 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jordan Williamson 0/2 1/1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ben Rhyne 5 217 43.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Usua Amanam 2 61 30.5 0 Kodi Whitfield 2 49 24.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Kodi Whitfield 2 20 10.0 0

Forgot to save highlights, so no Play of the Week this time. Sorry guys.

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Week Thirteen Review
(BCS's Top Ten Survives Weekend Unscathed)


In the game of the weekend, Kansas State upends Oklahoma in front of their home crowd.

Top 25 Results -- Week Twelve 2013

Results

#13 California 39 -- Stanford 13

#17 Ohio 35 -- Kent State 28

#23 UCF 23 -- Rutgers 17

Virginia 27 -- #18 Miami 20

#15 Michigan State 35 -- Northwestern 3

#11 Oklahoma State 34 -- #20 Baylor 9

Iowa 45 -- #12 Michigan 24

#24 Ohio State 55 -- Indiana 34

#21 Wisconsin 41 -- Minnesota 14

#4 South Carolina 49 -- Coastal Carolina 14

#14 Florida 48 -- Georgia Southern 0

#10 USC 45 -- Colorado 13

#19 Oregon 31 -- Arizona 14

#25 North Carolina 35 -- Old Dominion 7

#1 Texas A&M 34 -- LSU 17

#3 Nebraska 35 -- Penn State 15

#5 Alabama 45 -- Chattanooga 7

#16 Tennessee 20 -- Vanderbilt 14

#2 Georgia 52 -- Kentucky 28

#7 Kansas State 17 -- #9 Oklahoma 16

#22 Fresno State 36 -- New Mexico 10

With consistent success in the Big Ten, Nebraska finds themselves close to their National Championship dreams.

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 25, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas A&M	11	0	1.000
2	2	Georgia	10	1	0.995
3	3	South Carolina	10	1	0.987
4	4	Nebraska	10	1	0.984
5	5	Alabama	9	2	0.979
6	7	Kansas State	9	2	0.971
7	6	Virginia Tech	10	1	0.968
8	8	Oklahoma State	9	2	0.963
9	10	USC	10	1	0.958
10	9	Texas	8	2	0.958
11	12	California	10	2	0.947
12	14	Florida	8	3	0.942
13	15	Tennessee	7	4	0.930
14	16	Michigan State	8	3	0.922
15	11	Oklahoma	8	3	0.921
16	19	Oregon	8	3	0.895
17	18	Ohio	10	1	0.894
18	21	Wisconsin	8	3	0.878
19	22	UCF	8	2	0.875
20	13	Michigan	8	3	0.874
21	--	Iowa	8	3	0.861
22	23	Ohio State	7	4	0.854
23	25	Fresno State	9	2	0.854
24	24	North Carolina	8	3	0.851
25	--	Louisville	8	3	0.835

Aaron Murray's addition to the Heisman watch means that dual-threat QB's don't have all of the fun.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 25, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Connor Shaw	QB	South Carolina		15-27, 147 Yds, 15 Car, 73 Yds, 5 Total TD
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		21-30, 226 Yds, 15 Car, 41 Yds, 4 Total TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		24-39, 342 Yds, 10 Car, 110 Yds, 5 Total TD
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		16-34, 241 Yds, 4 TD, 10 Car, 62 Yds
Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia		22-34, 342 Yds, 4 TD

Pac-12 Player of the Week, Brett Hundley from UCLA was a man on a mission in the Bruins' close win over Arizona State.

Pac-12 Results -- Week Twelve 2013
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
#13 California 39 -- Stanford 13	Z. Kline (Cal) 219 Yds	B. Bigelow (Cal) 167 Yds	B. Treggs (Cal) 90 Yds
#10 USC 45 -- Colorado 13	C. Kessler (USC) 219 Yds	D. Morgan (USC) 118 Yds	V. Blackwell (USC) 115 Yds
#19 Oregon 31 -- Arizona 14	M. Mariota (Oreg) 180 Yds	B. Marshall (Oreg) 122 Yds	D. Hawkins (Oreg) 88 Yds
UCLA 31 -- Arizona State 28	B. Hundley (UCLA) 289 Yds	M. Jones (UCLA) 88 Yds	S. Evans (UCLA) 113 Yds
Washington 33 -- Oregon State 10	C. Miles (Wash) 177 Yds	B. Sankey (Wash) 101 Yds	S. Woods (Or St) 56 Yds
Utah 27 -- Washington State 20	A. Apodaca (WSU) 330 Yds	K. York (Utah) 90 Yds	D. Williams (WSU) 252 Yds

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 25, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#11 California	10-2	0.830	7-2	408	280	W2
#17 Oregon	8-3	0.720	6-2	340	182	W1
Washington	6-5	0.540	4-4	254	232	W3
Oregon State	6-5	0.540	4-4	305	217	L1
Stanford	5-6	0.450	4-5	272	301	L1
Washington State	4-7	0.360	2-6	262	310	L1

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Nov 25, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#9 USC	10-1	0.900	7-1	330	169	W1
Utah	6-5	0.540	5-3	304	284	W3
UCLA	7-4	0.630	4-4	325	284	W1
Colorado	4-7	0.360	3-5	240	339	L3
Arizona State	4-7	0.360	2-6	252	321	L3
Arizona	4-7	0.360	1-7	322	306	L7

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Civil War Upset; Oregon State Defeats Oregon. Golden Bears to Play for Pac-12 Title.


Oregon State ruins another Ducks season, this time permitting Oregon from playing for the Pac-12 title

Eugene, OR | It was simple math for the Oregon Ducks (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12), win and play for the Pac-12 title, lose and relinquish that right to the Cal Golden Bears (10-2, 7-2).

The USC Trojans clinched the Pac-12 South virtually a long time ago and this years' Civil War matchup between Oregon State (7-5, 5-4) and Oregon was going to inform the Trojans who they were to face. Oregon State jumped out to a 14-0 lead on the strength of a Storm Woods TD run and an O Gwacham pass from Cody Vaz.

Although Oregon State chipped in three additional field goals, those 14 points were all that they needed.

The Oregon Ducks never reached the endzone and suffered a 23-9 defeat to their hated rivals. Now they will be forced to watch a team the beat earlier in the season in Cal, try to avenge their 10-3 loss to USC from a few weeks ago.


Brandin Cooks was the man today as he reeled in five catches for 98 yards and kept the sticks moving.

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Week Fourteen Review
(SEC Continues to Dominate BCS's Top 5)


The final week in Pac-12 play was full of upsets, like UCLA knocking off USC.

Top 25 Results -- Week Fourteen

Results

#8 Texas 45 -- Texas Tech 20

#16 Ohio 35 -- UMass 14

#3 Nebraska 47 -- #22 Iowa 27

#21 UCF 37 -- USF 21

Oregon State 23 -- #17 Oregon 9

Kansas 34 -- #5 Kansas State 24

#23 Ohio State 28 -- #20 Michigan 16

#2 Georgia 48 -- Georgia Tech 41 [OT]

#18 Wisconsin 27 -- Penn State 10

#7 Virginia Tech 51 -- Virginia 7

#15 Tennessee 34 -- Kentucky 10

UCLA 34 -- #9 USC 17

#12 Florida 41 -- Florida State 7

#6 Alabama 48 -- Auburn 20

#13 Michigan State 34 -- Minnesota 24

#4 South Carolina 27 -- Clemson 20

#1 Texas A&M 55 -- Missouri 31

Duke 20 -- #24 North Carolina 17

#19 Fresno State 44 -- San Jose State 9

Tennessee is the nation's best 4-loss team and the sixth SEC team in the Top 11.

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Dec 2, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas A&M	12	0	1.000
2	2	Georgia	11	1	0.995
3	3	South Carolina	11	1	0.987
4	4	Nebraska	11	1	0.987
5	5	Alabama	10	2	0.979
6	7	Virginia Tech	11	1	0.974
7	8	Oklahoma State	9	2	0.966
8	10	Texas	9	2	0.966
9	11	California	10	2	0.958
10	12	Florida	9	3	0.952
11	13	Tennessee	8	4	0.942
12	15	Oklahoma	8	3	0.935
13	14	Michigan State	9	3	0.933
14	9	USC	10	2	0.915
15	17	Ohio	11	1	0.909
16	18	Wisconsin	9	3	0.893
17	22	Ohio State	8	4	0.891
18	19	UCF	9	2	0.888
19	--	UCLA	8	4	0.882
20	23	Fresno State	10	2	0.878
21	25	Louisville	7	3	0.859
22	6	Kansas State	9	3	0.855
23	--	Utah	7	5	0.839
24	--	Ball State	10	2	0.829
25	21	Iowa	8	4	0.828

Johnny Manziel is enjoying his second straight dominating season and will receive a ticket to NYC's Heisman ceremony.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Dec 2, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		LAST WEEK
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		26-39, 337 Yds, 19 Car, 79 Yds, 5 Total TD
Connor Shaw	QB	South Carolina		12-24, 159 Yds, 25 Car, 83 Yds, 2 Total TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		20-29, 215 Yds, 4 TD, 20 Car, 81 Yds
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		13-27, 242 Yds, 15 Car, 94 Yds, 4 Total TD
Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia		20-30, 305 Yds, 5 TD

Backup Anu Solomon was the big man on campus this weekend as Arizona ended their losing streak.

Pac-12 Results -- Week Fourteen
Results	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Washington State 36 -- Washington 16	C. Halliday (WSU) 326 Yds	B. Sankey (Wash) 122 Yds	V. Mayle (WSU) 122 Yds
Oregon State 23 -- #17 Oregon 9	C. Vaz (Or St) 261 Yds	B. Marshall (Oreg) 121 Yds	B. Cooks (Or St) 98 Yds
UCLA 34 -- #9 USC 17	C. Kessler (USC) 111 Yds	M. Jones (UCLA) 136 Yds	M. Jones (UCLA) 41 Yds
Notre Dame 30 -- Stanford 6	T. Rees (ND) 221 Yds	A. Carlisle (ND) 127 Yds	D. Cajuste (Stan) 86 Yds
Utah 29 -- Colorado 20	A. Schulz (Utah) 196 Yds	K. York (Utah) 107 Yds	V. Hobbs (CU) 123 Yds
Arizona 42 -- Arizona State 33	T. Kelly (ASU) 271 Yds	K. Carey (Ariz) 124 Yds	K. Ozier (ASU) 81 Yds

Pac-12 North Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 2, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#9 California	10-2	0.830	7-2	408	280	W2
Oregon	8-4	0.660	6-3	349	205	L1
Oregon State	7-5	0.580	5-4	328	226	W1
Stanford	5-7	0.410	4-5	278	331	L2
Washington	6-6	0.500	4-5	270	268	L1
Washington State	5-7	0.410	3-6	298	326	W1

Pac-12 South Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 2, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#15 USC	10-2	0.830	7-2	347	203	L1
#23 Utah	7-5	0.580	6-3	333	304	W4
#20 UCLA	8-4	0.660	5-4	359	301	W2
Colorado	4-8	0.330	3-6	260	368	L4
Arizona	5-7	0.410	2-7	364	339	W1
Arizona State	4-8	0.330	2-7	285	363	L4

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Relatively Quiet Early Signing Day for Golden Bears Results in One Commitment



Ironton, OH | When push came to shove, Jonathan Smith finalized his short list to just two schools; Bowling Green and California. Smith had made it known throughout his recruiting process that proximity to home was very important which led everyone to believe the quarterback was heading to Bowling Green, just a four hour drive from his home in Ironton, OH. Instead he's heading out west to Berkeley, CA in hopes of meeting his Pro Potential and gaining lots of Television Exposure.

Smith is a four-star prospect and ranks as the #14 high school quarterback in the nation, but Cal head coach Sonny Spikes knows he got a steal.

"This kid could play from day one at a lot of schools, unfortunately for him we have a redshirt freshman under center, so he'll likely redshirt but his time is coming very soon. He'll soon be the face of Golden Bear football."

The 6'4", 221 pound quarterback now puts a damper on another recruit (Martin O'Neal) future with the Golden Bears program. While depth is always welcomed, at this point in their lives, Smith is light years ahead of O'Neal.

As recruiting takes a hiatus during bowl season, Cal has secured the commitments of 11 prospects, and are expected to bring in about nine more recruits before final signing day.

Cal Golden Bears Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jonathan Smith	QB	HS	Ironton, OH	6'4"	221
Brandon Livingston	G	HS	Pittsburg, CA	6'4"	328
Mark Gay	T	HS	Huntington Park, CA	6'7"	315
Andrew Salyer	G	HS	Compton, CA	6'1"	305
Jason Holt	C	HS	Fresno, CA	6'4"	268
Tony Jones	T	HS	Fontana, CA	6'4"	282
Martin O'Neal	QB	HS	Moberly, MO	6'5"	235
Danny Glover	CB	HS	Waianae, HI	6'1"	171
Mike Odom	TE	HS	Manhattan Beach, CA	6'3"	236
Tim Hale	OLB	HS	Pleasant Hill, CA	6'5"	218
Ira Jude	WR	HS	Manteca, CA	6'0"	202

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Week Fifteen Review
(Oklahoma Wins Bedlam Game)


Blake Bell showed up big time in his first ever Bedlam Rivalry start.

Top 25 Results -- Week Fifteen 2013

Results

Cincinnati 31 -- #21 Louisville 24

#7 Texas 30 -- Baylor 24

#12 Oklahoma 36 -- #8 Oklahoma State 14

#19 UCF 31 -- SMU 10

After a big win over Baylor, Texas now looks forward to some Conference Championship upsets.

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Dec 9, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas A&M	12	0	1.000
2	2	Georgia	11	1	0.995
3	4	Nebraska	11	1	0.987
4	3	South Carolina	11	1	0.987
5	5	Alabama	10	2	0.979
6	6	Virginia Tech	11	1	0.974
7	8	Texas	10	2	0.968
8	12	Oklahoma	9	3	0.960
9	9	California	10	2	0.960
10	10	Florida	9	3	0.952
11	11	Tennessee	8	4	0.944
12	13	Michigan State	9	3	0.933
13	14	USC	10	2	0.923
14	15	Ohio	11	1	0.913
15	7	Oklahoma State	9	3	0.905
16	16	Wisconsin	9	3	0.902
17	17	Ohio State	8	4	0.891
18	18	UCF	10	2	0.884
19	19	UCLA	8	4	0.881
20	20	Fresno State	10	2	0.877
21	22	Kansas State	9	3	0.862
22	23	Utah	7	5	0.846
23	24	Ball State	10	2	0.836
24	25	Iowa	8	4	0.836
25	--	NC State	8	4	0.830

Johnny Manziel highlights the three invites to NYC's Heisman Trophy Ceremony, along with Connor Shaw and Braxton Miller.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Dec 9, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		243-361, 3115 Yds, 144 Car, 783 Yds, 45 Total TD
Connor Shaw	QB	South Carolina		204-368, 2950 Yds, 158 Car, 706 Yds, 43 Total TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		197-308, 2708 Yds, 152 Car, 862 Yds, 42 Total TD
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		176-280, 2656 Yds, 143 Car, 773 Yds, 36 Total TD
Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia		255-392, 3614 Yds, 42 Total TD

[MitchDaCr3ator]

Pac-12 Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
#8 California Golden Bears (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12)		#14 USC Trojans (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12)
Offensive Stats Comparison B+ Offensive Rating A 34.0 (#10) Points Per Game 28.9 (#29) 427.4 (#11) Total Offensive Yards 375.4 (#55) 150.8 (#61) Rushing Yards 165.3 (#41) 276.7 (#12) Passing Yards 210.2 (#75) Defensive Stats Comparison B Defensive Rating B+ 374.7 (#85) Total Yards Allowed 291.7 (#3) 145.3 (#63) Rushing Yards Allowed 116.1 (#8) 229.3 (#87) Passing Yards Allowed 175.6 (#9) -11 (#118) Turnover Differential 10 (#13) Injury Report HB Daniel Lasco (rSo) [80] Torn Pectoral -- Probable QB Max Wittek (rSo) [84] Broken Tailbone -- Probable RG John Martinez (rSr) [83] Broken Vertebrae -- Out for Season Game Notes USC Top Performers QB Cody Kessler: 104/238, 1398 Yds, 15 TD, 11 INT HB Silas Redd: 203 Car, 1103 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 8 TD, 91.9 YPG WR Marqise Lee: 55 Rec, 815 Yds, 14.8 Avg, 10 TD, 67.9 YPG RE Morgan Breslin: 27 Tackles SS Dion Bailey: 3 INTs RE Morgan Breslin: 9 Sacks Cal Top Performers QB Zach Kline: 199/358, 3245 Yds, 25 TD, 16 INT HB Brendan Bigelow: 211 Car, 1161 Yds, 5.5 Avg, 13 TD, 96.8 YPG WR Chris Harper: 40 Rec, 890 Yds, 22.3 Avg, 6 TD, 74.2 YPG MLB Nick Forbes: 86 Tackles CB Kameron Jackson: 5 INTs LE Deandre Coleman: 16 Sacks About this Game It all comes down to this. For the chance to play in the Rose Bowl, Cal squares off against the USC Trojans in the Pac-12 Championship. Just 35 days prior, USC came into Berkeley and beat California in an ugly 10-3 game. Since then, USC has lost twice to Stanford and UCLA (with a win over Colorado sandwiched in between), and Cal hasn't lost since. USC head coach Lane Kiffin hasn't announced who will be starting for the Trojans in the Pac-12 title game, but after Cody Kessler's performance the first time these two teams faced off, if Wittek is able to shake off his tailbone injury he'll likely get the start. Cal is going to have to find some offense though, if they expect to play in the Rose Bowl in January. Meeting this Season USC 10 -- 3 Cal Herbstreit's Pick: USC

C-USA Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
UTEP Miners (8-4, 6-2 C-USA)		Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (9-3, 7-1 C-USA)
Offensive Stats Comparison C+ Offensive Rating C 27.0 (#53) Points Per Game 25.8 (#64) 381.7 (#42) Total Offensive Yards 360.2 (#79) 143.0 (#74) Rushing Yards 87.9 (#122) 238.7 (#35) Passing Yards 272.3 (#14) Defensive Stats Comparison C Defensive Rating C 361.2 (#66) Total Yards Allowed 333.2 (#32) 129.0 (#22) Rushing Yards Allowed 125.0 (#14) 232.2 (#91) Passing Yards Allowed 208.2 (#56) 4 (#44) Turnover Differential -12 (#121) Injury Report QB Jameill Showers (rJr) [82] Broken Tailbone -- Probable HB Jeremiah Byrson (rSo) [72] Dislocated Hip -- Out for Season LG Jerel Watkins (rJr) [78] Broken Toe -- 2 Weeks WR Jim Jones (rJr) [70] Broken Collarbone -- Out for Season Game Notes UTEP Top Performers: QB Carson Meger: 128/269, 1562 Yds, 17 TD, 9 INT HB Nathan Jeffery: 126 Car, 747 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 5 TD, 62.3 YPG WR Jordan Leslie: 77 Rec, 1034 Yds, 13.4 Avg, 8 TD, 86.2 YPG MLB DeAndre Little: 33 Tackles CB CJ Haley: 2 INTs RE Horace Miller: 8 Sacks Middle Tennessee Top Performers: QB Logan Kilgore: 237/469, 3071 Yds, 24 TD, 14 INT HB Jordan Parker: 74 Car, 350 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 3 TD, 43.8 YPG WR Kyle Griswould: 73 Rec, 1122 Yds, 15.4 Avg, 11 TD, 93.5 YPG MLB Roderic Blunt: 37 Tackles CB Kenneth Gilstrap: 6 INTs LE Shubert Bastien: 9 Sacks Meeting This Year Middle Tennessee 28 - 9 UTEP Herbstreit's Pick: UTEP

SEC Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
#4 South Carolina Gamecocks (11-1, 7-1 SEC)		#1 Texas A&M Aggies (12-0, 8-0 SEC)
Offensive Stats Comparison B Offensive Rating A 40.2 (#4) Points Per Game 45.1 (#1) 451.5 (#6) Total Offensive Yards 500.4 (#2) 184.5 (#17) Rushing Yards 208.9 (#6) 267.0 (#17) Passing Yards 291.5 (#8) Defensive Stats Comparison B+ Defensive Rating B+ 356.0 (#53) Total Yards Allowed 303.5 (#8) 145.8 (#65) Rushing Yards Allowed 104.5 (#8) 210.3 (#59) Passing Yards Allowed 199.0 (#40) 13 (#3) Turnover Differential 18 (#1) Injury Report CB Victor Hampton (rJr) [87] Torn Achilles Tendon -- Out for Season RT Cedric Ogbuehi (rJr) [86] Broken Collarbone -- Out for Season RE Gerald Dixon Jr. (rSo) [76] Forearm Fracture -- Questionable RT Joseph Cheek (rSo) [84] Foot Fracture -- 3 Weeks C Mike Matthews (So) [84] Dislocated Elbow -- Probable Game Notes South Carolina Top Performers: QB Connor Shaw: 204/368, 2950 Yds, 32 TD, 6 INT QB Connor Shaw: 158 Car, 706 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 11 TD, 58.8 YPG WR Shaq Roland: 77 Rec, 1076 Yds, 14.0 Avg, 11 TD, 89.7 YPG ROLB Sharrod Golighty: 33 Tackles FS TJ Gurley: 6 INTs DT Kelcy Quarles: 5 Sacks Texas A&M Top Performers: QB Johnny Manziel: 243/361, 3115 Yds, 36 TD, 4 INT QB Johnny Manziel: 144 Car, 783 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 9 TD, 65.3 YPG WR Mike Evans: 71 Rec, 894 Yds, 12.6 Avg, 11 TD, 89.4 YPG MLB Donnie Baggs: 23 Tackles CB Toney Hurd: 4 INTs DT Kirby Ennis: 6 Sacks Meeting This Year Didn't Play Herbstreit's Pick: Texas A&M

MWC Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
Wyoming Cowboys (7-5, 5-3 MWC)		#17 Fresno State Bulldogs (10-2, 6-2 MWC)
Offensive Stats Comparison C+ Offensive Rating B 24.7 (#74) Points Per Game 35.2 (#8) 369.5 (#61) Total Offensive Yards 445.9 (#8) 133.4 (#88) Rushing Yards 163.8 (#46) 236.1 (#39) Passing Yards 282.2 (#11) Defensive Stats Comparison C Defensive Rating C+ 382.5 (#89) Total Yards Allowed 321.2 (#24) 140.4 (#48) Rushing Yards Allowed 117.8 (#11) 242.1 (#101) Passing Yards Allowed 203.3 (#49) -9 (#112) Turnover Differential 10 (#13) Injury Report RT Austin Traphagan (rSo) [75] Torn Tricep -- Questionable LE Eddie Yarbrough (rSo) [74] Complete PCL Tear -- Out for Season Game Notes Wyoming Top Performers: QB Brett Smith: 224/411, 2789 Yds, 27 TD, 18 INT HB Brandon Miller: 149 Car, 646 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 7 TD, 53.8 YPG WR Robert Herron: 64 Rec, 825 Yds, 12.9 Avg, 12 TD, 68.8 YPG LOLB Devyn Harris: 41 Tackles CB Blair Burns: 4 INTs RE Sonny Puletasi: 10 Sacks Fresno State Top Performers: QB Derek Carr: 220/359, 3081 Yds, 29 TD, 5 INT HB Marteze Waller: 173 Car, 774 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 8 TD, 64.5 YPG WR Isaiah Burse: 83 Rec, 1144 Yds, 13.8 Avg, 7 TD, 95.3 YPG ROLB Jamaal Rose: 27 Tackles CB LJ Jones: 5 INTs LE Claudell Louis: 8 Sacks Meeting This Year Fresno State 45 -- 0 Wyoming Herbstreit's Pick: Fresno State

ACC Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
#24 North Carolina State Wolfpack (8-4, 5-3 ACC)		#6 Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1, 7-1 ACC)
Offensive Stats Comparison B Offensive Rating B+ 30.2 (#21) Points Per Game 35.7 (#7) 397.3 (#26) Total Offensive Yards 397.6 (#25) 150.8 (#61) Rushing Yards 178.8 (#23) 246.6 (#23) Passing Yards 218.8 (#63) Defensive Stats Comparison B Defensive Rating A 346.2 (#42) Total Yards Allowed 231.3 (#1) 106.9 (#4) Rushing Yards Allowed 98.0 (#1) 239.3 (#98) Passing Yards Allowed 133.3 (#1) -2 (#72) Turnover Differential 9 (#17) Injury Report HB Tony Creecy (rJr) [81] Knee Cartilage Tear -- Doubtful RG Brent Benedict (rJr) [85] Strained Knee -- Probable ROLB Rodman Noel (Jr) [81] Upper Arm Fracture -- Out for Season LT Mark Shuman (rJr) [84] Dislocated Elbow -- Doubtful Game Notes NC State Top Performers: QB Brandon Mitchell: 197/382, 2682 Yds, 23 TD, 15 INT HB Shadrach Thornton: 178 Car, 841 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 9 TD, 76.5 YPG WR Quintin Payton: 63 Rec, 944 Yds, 15.0 Avg, 4 TD, 78.7 YPG RE Art Norman: 27 Tackles CB Juston Burris: 4 INTs RE Art Norman: 6 Sacks Virginia Tech Top Performers: QB Logan Thomas: 167/314, 2306 Yds, 22 TD, 13 INT HB Tony Gregory: 167 Car, 687 Yds, 4.1 Avg, 10 TD, 57.3 YPG WR DJ Coles: 53 Rec, 814 Yds, 15.4 Avg, 11 TD, 67.8 YPG ROLB Tariq Edwards: 33 Tackles CB Kyle Fuller: 8 INTs RE Corey Marshall: 4 Sacks Meeting This Year No Game Herbstreit's Pick: Virginia Tech

Big Ten Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
#15 Wisconsin Badgers (9-3, 6-2 Big 10)		#3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-1, 8-0 Big 10)
Offensive Stats Comparison B+ Offensive Rating B+ 31.4 (#18) Points Per Game 36.3 (#6) 403.5 (#23) Total Offensive Yards 447.4 (#7) 187.0 (#15) Rushing Yards 202.7 (#9) 216.5 (#65) Passing Yards 244.8 (#27) Defensive Stats Comparison B+ Defensive Rating B 329.3 (#27) Total Yards Allowed 288.4 (#2) 152.1 (#77) Rushing Yards Allowed 115.7 (#7) 177.2 (#10) Passing Yards Allowed 172.8 (#6) 6 (#33) Turnover Differential 13 (#3) Injury Report LG Ryan Groy (rSr) [86] Broken Tailbone -- Out for Season LG Jake Cotton (rJr) [85] Hip Pointer -- 1 Week ROLB Vince Biegel (rFr) [70] Sprained Ankle -- Probable SS Harvey Jackson (rJr) [81] Sprained Ankle -- 1 Week LG Chongo Kondolo (Jr) [74] Torn Pectoral -- 5 Weeks Game Notes Wisconsin Top Performers: QB Tanner McEvoy: 153/306, 2229 Yds, 24 TD, 10 INT HB Melvin Gordon: 155 Car, 930 Yds, 6.0 Avg, 7 TD, 77.5 YPG WR Jared Abbrederis: 55 Rec, 847 Yds, 15.4 Avg, 12 TD, 70.6 YPG ROLB Ethan Armstrong: 25 Tackles CB Peniel Jean: 5 INTs LE Pat Muldoon: 5 Sacks Nebraska Top Performers: QB Taylor Martinez: 176/280, 2565 Yds, 29 TD, 3 INT HB Ameer Abdullah: 193 Car, 880 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 8 TD, 73.3 YPG WR Kenny Bell: 54 Rec, 800 Yds, 14.8 Avg, 8 TD, 66.7 YPG ROLB David Santos: 31 Tackles CB Ciante Evans: 4 INTs RE Randy Gregory: 4 Sacks Meeting This Year No Game Herbstreit's Pick: Nebraska

MAC Championship Preview | December 14, 2013
	@
Toledo Rockets (8-4, 7-1 MAC)		#13 Ohio Bobcats (11-1, 8-0 MAC)
Offensive Stats Comparison B Offensive Rating B- 26.3 (#62) Points Per Game 28.4 (#37) 326.8 (#108) Total Offensive Yards 394.9 (#30) 142.7 (#75) Rushing Yards 193.0 (#13) 184.1 (#112) Passing Yards 201.9 (#89) Defensive Stats Comparison C+ Defensive Rating C+ 362.4 (#68) Total Yards Allowed 305.8 (#10) 162.5 (#104) Rushing Yards Allowed 114.4 (#6) 199.9 (#42) Passing Yards Allowed 191.4 (#32) 2 (#49) Turnover Differential 12 (#6) Injury Report QB Terrance Owens (rSr) [83] Broken Ankle -- Out for Season WR Donte Foster (rSr) [85] Broken Tibia -- Out for Season DT Orion Jones (So) [75] Broken Wrist -- 2 Weeks LT John Prior (rSr) [75] Complete PCL Tear -- Out for Season Game Notes Toledo Top Performers: QB Terrance Owens: 86/201, 1293 Yds, 10 TD, 8 INT HB David Fluellen: 154 Car, 838 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 7 TD, 69.8 YPG WR Bernhard Reedy: 48 Rec, 715 Yds, 14.9 Avg, 7 TD, 59.6 YPG RE Christian Smith: 30 Tackles LOLB Junior Sylvestre: 5 INTs RE Christian Smith: 8 Sacks Ohio Top Performers: QB Tyler Tettleton: 188/362, 2408 Yds, 23 TD, 10 INT HB Beau Blankenship: 225 Car, 1144 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 10 TD, 104.0 YPG WR Matt Waters: 50 Rec, 548 Yds, 11.0 Avg, 4 TD, 45.7 YPG MLB Keith Moore: 28 Tackles CB Nathan Carpenter: 5 INTs ROLB Tim Edmond: 3 Sacks Meeting This Year No Game Herbstreit's Pick: Ohio