Cal looks to cruise past I-AA Sacramento State
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BERKELEY, CA - 5:00 PM ET Wasn't it just just a few years ago that Cal was playing the role of Sac State on opposing teams' schedules? How our little Bears have grown up.
Scouts, Inc.: Matchups to watch  |
| Complete Top 25 Overview |
| Matchup |
| | W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF |
| CSUS | 0-1 | 3 | 41 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| CAL | 1-0 | 41 | 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| · Complete Standings |
| In Close Games (7 points or less. Since 2001) |
| | RECORD |
| CSUS | 8 - 7 |
| CAL | 8 - 11 |
| Record When Scoring... (Since 2001) |
| | 20 OR MORE | 30 OR MORE | 40 OR MORE | 50 OR MORE |
| CSUS | 11-19-0 | 8-7-0 | 5-1-0 | 1-0-0 |
| CAL | 25-13-0 | 20-3-0 | 13-1-0 | 6-0-0 |
| | LESS THAN 20 | LESS THAN 30 | LESS THAN 40 | LESS THAN 50 |
| CSUS | 1-16-0 | 4-28-0 | 7-34-0 | 11-35-0 |
| CAL | 1-10-0 | 6-20-0 | 13-22-0 | 20-23-0 |
| THIS WEEK'S LINE |
| FAVORITE | SPREAD | UNDERDOG | OVER/UNDER |
| CALIFORNIA | 0.0 | SACST | 0.0 |
| Full Daily Lines |
| Sacramento State Passing | | | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | | Smith | 57.5 | 1707 | 12 | 9 | | Bethel... | 58.2 | 746 | 4 | 5 |
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| | California Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | | Best | 141 | 867 | 6.1 | 12 | | Vereen | 147 | 738 | 5.0 | 10 |
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| Sacramento State Receiving | | | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Reed | 46 | 731 | 15.9 | 7 | | Hender... | 38 | 558 | 14.7 | 2 |
| | California Receiving | | | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Jones | 32 | 500 | 15.6 | 6 | | Tucker | 26 | 423 | 16.3 | 1 |
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Sacramento St (0-0) at No. 19 California (0-0) 5:00 pm EST
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BERKELEY, California (Ticker) - No. 19 California should
experience few difficulties breaking in new players Saturday
when it hosts Division I-AA Sacramento State.
The Golden Bears, who went 10-2 last season, lost quarterback
Aaron Rodgers and running back J.J. Arrington to the NFL but
might not miss a beat offensively.
Joseph Ayoob, a junior college All-American, will fill in for
Rodgers, and while tar-in-the-making Marshawn Lynch will take
over for Arrington after averaging an astonishing 8.8 yards per
carry as a true freshman last year.
The overhauled receiving corps is highlighted by DeSean Jackson,
the MVP of last season's high school All-American game, and
JUCO transfer Lavelle Hawkins, Ayoob's teammate at City College
of San Francisco.
Defensive tackle Brandon Mebane is the only returning starter
from the defensive line. End Nu'u Tafisi, another JUCO transfer,
was impressive in the spring. The linebackers are a relative
weakness, but the secondary is excellent, led by cornerback
Harrison Smith and strong safety Donnie McCleskey.
The Hornets went 3-8 last season and tied for sixth in the
eight-team Big Sky Conference. They lost star wide receiver
Fred Amey, who ranked fourth all-time in Division I-AA history
with 4,049 receiving yards, and quarterback Ryan Leadingham to
graduation.
Brad Tredway is the most experienced returning quarterback for
Sacramento State, which does return 17 starters, including nine
all-conference selections.
It is the first meeting between the schools.
Sacramento State 3, 
California 41