Riley throws three early TDs as Cal routs Washington State

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	20	27
Total Yards	440	559
Passing	385	250
Rushing	55	309
Penalties	13-114	7-60
3rd Down Conversions	6-17	3-8
4th Down Conversions	0-2	0-0
Turnovers	0	1
Possession	32:04	27:56

Air/Ground Leaders
Washington State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Tuel 28/42 354 2 0 Tardy 1/1 31 0 0	California Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Riley 12/18 229 3 1 Sweeney 3/3 21 0 0
Washington State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Winston 8 51 0 37 Mitz 8 13 0 6	California Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Best 13 159 2 61 Vereen 13 66 1 14
Washington State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Forzani 4 116 1 68 Simone 6 86 1 22	California Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Ross 1 61 0 61 Jones 3 48 1 37

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				WSU	CAL
	TD	14:08	Jahvid Best 27 Yd Pass From Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	0	7
	TD	09:41	Marvin Jones 37 Yd Pass From Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	0	14
	TD	08:04	Jeremy Ross 76 Yd Punt Return (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	0	21
	FG	02:20	Nico Grasu 24 Yd	3	21
	TD	01:13	Shane Vereen 21 Yd Pass From Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	3	28
SECOND QUARTER				WSU	CAL
	TD	11:14	Jahvid Best 61 Yd Run (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	3	35
	TD	04:45	Johnny Forzani 68 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Nico Grasu Kick)	10	35
	TD	00:33	Gino Simone 19 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Nico Grasu Kick)	17	35
THIRD QUARTER				WSU	CAL
	TD	11:07	Jahvid Best 2 Yd Run (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	17	42
FOURTH QUARTER				WSU	CAL
	TD	09:25	Shane Vereen 7 Yd Run (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	17	49

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Kevin Riley threw for touchdowns on his only three passes of the first quarter, Jahvid Best scored three touchdowns and California routed Washington State 49-17 Saturday.

Riley connected with Best, Marvin Jones and Shane Vereen as the Golden Bears (5-2, 2-2 Pac-10) scored 28 points on its first 11 offensive plays to break out to the early lead and cruise to the win.

Jeremy Ross scored on a 76-yard punt return, and Best ran for 159 yards and two scores on 13 carries to help Cal win for the second straight week following two blowout losses to Oregon and Southern California. The Bears are averaging 48 points in their victories but failed to score a single touchdown in the two losses.

The Cougars (1-6, 0-5) gained 299 yards in the first half and finished with a season-high 440. The Cal defense allowed at least 400 yards for the fourth straight game despite facing a freshman quarterback in Jeff Tuel.

Tuel had his best game yet in his third straight start, getting much more time than he did the previous game when the Cougars allowed 12 sacks against Arizona State. He completed 28 of 42 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns.

Cal picked up where it left off last year against Washington State when the Bears won 66-3 in Pullman, Wash. Ross returned the opening kickoff 54 yards. Two plays later, Best went in motion and ran past cornerback Brandon Jones to catch a 27-yard TD pass from Riley.

Riley added a 37-yard TD pass to Jones on the next possession, the third TD in the past two weeks for that duo, and a 21-yard screen pass to Vereen for a touchdown late in the quarter that made it 28-3. Best also scored on a 61-yard run early in the second quarter to make it 35-3.

But instead of another blowout, Cal's porous defense allowed the Cougars back into the game. Tuel threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Forzani, who beat backup cornerback Bryant Nnabuife, and then a 19-yarder to Gino Simone in the final minute of the half to make it 35-17.

Riley's 61-yard pass to Ross in the third quarter set up Best's third touchdown, a 2-yard run. Vereen added a 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.

Riley finished 12 for 18 for 229 yards, three touchdowns and his second interception of the season.