Cal at No. 9 USC
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
TV/Radio: ESPN/AM 790
Records: Cal 3-5, 1-4 in Pac-12; USC 7-1, 5-1
Cal update: The Golden Bears have lost four straight games entering this matchup, the most recent a 42-24 loss to Oregon. Cal has averaged 16.8 points in the four losses. … Quarterback Jack Plummer has completed 61.2% of his passes this year and has not reached the 300-yard mark in any game. As a whole, the Cal offense averages 370.6 yards and 23.3 points a game. … The Golden Bears have a strong run defense, holding opponents to 116.1 yards per game while making 4.9 tackles for loss. But Cal has the worst passing defense in the Pac-12, allowing 275.1 yards a game through the air.
USC update: The Trojans have played their last regular-season game outside of Los Angeles County following a 45-38 road win over Arizona. … Although the offense was short-handed, USC QB Caleb Williams threw for a career-high 411 yards against the Wildcats, utilizing 10 different receivers. Tahj Washington had his first 100-yard game as a Trojan. Kyle Ford had the first 100-yard game of his career. Washington, Ford and Brenden Rice caught their first touchdowns of the season. … The USC defense exits the game licking its wounds after giving up more than 500 yards for the second straight contest. … USC will have a long list of injured players to monitor ahead of facing Cal: WR Jordan Addison (leg), edge rusher Korey Foreman (undisclosed), LB Eric Gentry (ankle), LB Ralen Goforth (hand), LG Andrew Vorhees (undisclosed) and WR Mario Williams (undisclosed).
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