Cal. in USC
When: Saturday night at 8
where: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
TV/Radio: Fox Sports 1/AM 790
Record: USC 4-7, 3-5 in Pac-12; Cal 4-7, 3-5
USC stats
QB Jackson Dart: 100-163, 1,162 yards, 8 TD, 5 INT
RB Keonte Ingram: 156 carries, 911 yards, 5 TD
WR Gary Bryant Jr.: 44 recs., 579 yards, 7 TDs
LB Kanai Mouga: 88 Tackle, 1 Sack, 2 PBU, 1 INT
DL Tuli Tuipulotu: 42 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 pbu, 2 ff
USC Injury Report: Suspects: OT Cortland Ford (Unknown), RB Keonte Ingram (ribs), OT Jalen McKenzie (Unknown), CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart (Unknown); Suspects: QB Caydon Slovis (lower leg), CB Jailyne Smith (Unknown), CB Chris Steele (Unknown)
USC wins if: Its corners heal quickly and help lock a cal passing game that averages only 225.8 yards per game, forcing the Golden Bears to rely exclusively on runs. …USC doesn’t roll the ball once against a Cal team that is good at defending football. … Dart throws for over 350 yards.
cal stats
QB Chase Garbers: 205-327, 2,354 yards, 16 TD, 8 INT
RB Christopher Brooks: 102 carries, 558 yards, 2 TD
WR Trayvon Clark: 29 recs., 604 yards, 4 TDs
S. Daniel Scott: 72 tackles, 2 PBUs, 3 INT
LB Cameron Goode: 41 tackles, 6 sacks, 4 PBUs
Cal Injury Report: n/a
Cal wins if: The Golden Bear’s offensive line allows fewer than four tackles for damage and gives way to 200 rushing yards. …Cal keeps USC without a touchdown in 50% of the Trojans’ trips to the red zone. … The Golden Bear has less than 40% USC on third-down conversion attempts.
Prediction
Cal 28, USC 24
