Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) game stats 26-38-1 int and 2 TD get flush out of the pocket for a long yard gain during the NCAA Football game between USC Trojans and the California Golden Bears 30-20 win at California Memorial Stadium. Thurman James / CSM (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

On the Cal Bears Podcast:

The early gambling pressures worked against the USC Trojan quarterback Sam Darnold whose probably the best player in the Pac 12 and a huge NFL prospect. He was without his starting tailback and one of his to receivers it was really tough on USC to get their offensive attack going with the Cal Bears going and making defensive plays and remember these coaching staffs know each other very well.

Bears Head coach Justin Wilcox was an assistant coach at USC in 2010 and 2011 and it was basically the same coaching staff at that point and they were coaching under former Trojan head coach Steve Sarkisian. Clancy Pendergast is the current Trojans defensive coordinator. The coaches know each other and there’s not a lot of secrets according to some guys I talked to that covered USC it’s a combination of Wilcox’s defenses and how they worked at and how they were deployed.

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