California safety Daniel Scott, right, intercepts a pass intended for Washington State wide receiver Lincoln Victor during the first half at Pullman on Sat Oct 2, 2022 (AP News photo)

Cal/Colorado questions:

While Cal and Colorado were off this past weekend, the other ten teams were in action with USC beating Washington State, and UCLA shocking Utah to stay undefeated at 6-0 atop the Pac-12 standings. Cal sits at (3-2, 1-1) with a bowl game as their goal. Given what’s going on elsewhere in the conference are Cal’s bowl aspirations realistic?

The big news locally last week was the shuttering of KGO Radio and the uncertainty of their new format, which goes into effect this morning. KGO is the flagship radio station of the Cal sports network with all of their football and basketball games broadcast on KGO. No announcement has been made regarding those broadcasts going forward. What happens next with the Cal Bears on the radio?

Colorado interim coach Mike Sanford, new defensive coordinator Gerald Chapman and new offensive coordinator Clay Patterson have a plan to jump start the Buffs. What should Cal expect from the new CU coaching staff?

Colorado is the fifth Power 5 program to change coaches during this season, along with–in order–Nebraska, Georgia Tech, Arizona State and Wisconsin. Can a winless team like CU (0-5, 0-2) have any success in their first game under new leadership? What have the other four teams done their first time out?

What’s Jack Plummer’s status for Saturday against Colorado. Plummer took several big hits a week ago at Washington State and didn’t finish the game. Will he be ready for CU?

Morris Phillips does Cal Bears football podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com