DALLAS (FWAA) – The California Golden
Bears rallied from a 14-0 halftime deficit and broke a
14-game losing streak to USC with a 15-14 road win. For winning
at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the first time since 2000
and becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2015, Cal (6-4)
has earned the Reveal Suits National Team of the Week
honor for games of the weekend of Nov 10.
This is the third time for Cal to earn the honor that dates to
2002, but the Golden Bears' first since 2003. The announcement came
on "Off Campus with Mark Packer" on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM. Each
Monday during the season, the Reveal Suits National Team of the
Week will be unveiled during the program, which airs weekdays from
4-7 p.m. ET. The FWAA's All-America Committee selects the weekly
winner and all Division I FBS and FCS schools are eligible to be
selected.
The game turned when an errant USC snap went into the end zone
for a safety, putting Cal on the board at the start of the third
quarter. The Bears struck just over a minute later on a 29-yard
pass to get within 14-9. A Cal interception on USC's next drive
set up the winning score, a five-yard run by quarterback Chase Garbers.
The Bears sealed the win by converting a fourth-and-one play at
the USC 33-yard line with two minutes remaining.
Cal held USC to 40 total yards in the second half after giving
up 237 in the first half. The Bears have allowed only 50 points
(12.5 average) in their last four games.
"One of our goals we set to start the season was to win a bowl
game," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. "It's great that we put ourselves
in this position. That needs to be part of who we are. The guys
are excited about it, and they should be."
The other National Team of the Week nominees for the weekend
of Nov. 10 were:
• Arizona State (6-4): Manny Wilkins accounted
for 259 total yards and three touchdowns to lead the Sun Devils
to a 31-28 win over UCLA. This is ASU's first three-game win
streak since the start of the 2016 season, and the win marks
just the fifth time in school history that the Sun Devils have
defeated both USC and UCLA in the same season, following ASU's
38-35 win at The Coliseum earlier this season.
• Northwestern (6-4): The Wildcats won the
Big Ten West Division title for the first time in program history
with a 14-10 win at Iowa. Northwestern is 6-1 in Big Ten play
for the first time since 1996, has won 10 straight games against
Big Ten West foes, has won seven straight games on the road,
and has won 12 of its last 13 Big Ten games. Isaiah Bowser posted
his third career 100-yard game with 31 carries for a career-high
165 yards for the Wildcats.
• Tennessee (5-5): The Volunteers extended
their dominance over Kentucky at Neyland Stadium to 17 straight
games, taking a 24-7 win over the Wildcats in front of 95,258
fans. Tennessee led 17-0 at the half and scored 24 points against
a defense that was eighth nationally, allowing only 15.3 points
per game. The Vols defense also surrendered the fewest points
to an SEC opponent since 2008. Redshirt sophomore quarterback
Jarrett Guarantano completed 12 of 20 passes for 197 yards and
two scores.
• UAB (9-1): Spencer Brown scored on a 17-yard
touchdown run in overtime to give UAB a 26-23 win over Southern
Miss and its first Conference USA West Division title. UAB held
Southern Miss to 29 yards of total offense after halftime while
also breaking the school record for sacks in a single season
with seven on the night and now 38 on the season. Mar'Sean Diggs
intercepted a Southern Miss pass in the end zone with seconds
remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. The
Blazers have won eight straight, and 12 straight at Legion Field
since resuming the program in 2017.
• UNLV (3-7): The Rebels snapped a nine-game
losing streak at San Diego State with a come-from-behind 27-24
win. Running back Lexington Thomas broke loose on a 75-yard
touchdown run with four minutes left for the winning score.
The second of two UNLV interceptions moments later sealed the
game.
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