By George Devine, Sr.

The Golden Bears face the Bruins of UCLA in the annual intramural football game of the University of California, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. PDT. It will likely be the only appearance in the Rose Bowl this year for the Bears, who lost on the previous Saturday to Washington State, 44-22, and are now 0-4 in the Pac-12 ( 1-4 overall, including a pre-conference win over Portland State).

UCLA is now 1-0 in conference and 4-0 for the season and coming up #12 in national polls. Much of the credit for that belongs to quarterback Brent Hundley, whom the Bears must stop if they are to come up with their first win in league play. In a 34-27 win over Utah in the previous week, Hundley accounted for one touchdown passing, one rushing and one receiving. His passing yardage was 211 and he rushed for 85. Cal’s defense, which has been poor all year, will have a hard time stopping him.

Meanwhile, the Bruin defense notched half a dozen interceptions against Utah and that should have a chilling effect on Cal quarterback Jared Goff’s |”Bear Raid”. Goff has a strong arm, to be sure, and passed for 489 yards against the Cougars. But his team was picked off twice in the red zone and coach Sonny Dykes has cited the need for better ball control. Moreover, Goff has a tendency to overthrow so as to avoid being picked, and he remains easy to read. The offensive line still needs to give him more time and confidence in the pocket.

Cal will be playing UCLA without the services of center Chris Adcock, due to a knee injury, and safety Alex Logan, out for medical reasons. Neither is expected to return this season.

The remainder of the Bears’ schedule is as follows, with all kickoff times to be determined:

10/19: Oregon State
10/26: @ Washington
11/2: Arizona
11/9: USC
11/16: @ Colorado
11/23: @ Stanford