Let’s get one thing straight. Washington may have stumbled to a 21-13 win over Cal Friday night, but no one really won. Unless you enjoy turnovers and/or possible point-shaving, in which case you likely had a blast watching these two teams play.
Each team had four turnovers -- four of which came in the span of 11 snaps at one point -- during an ugly game that also featured 19 penalties and a missed field goal. The Bears were already playing without star receiver Keenan Allen because of a knee injury, but the injury woes didn’t end there. Quarterback Zach Maynard also went down with a knee injury late in the fourth quarter and had to be carted off the field. Injuries have been a dagger for Jeff Tedford‘s team this season.
Speaking of Tedford, Friday night’s loss puts his team at 3-7 and officially out of the race for a bowl game. The Bears don’t have it easy to end the season either with their final two games against Oregon and Oregon State. A three or four-win campaign would undoubtedly put Tedford at or near the top of this year’s hot seat list. Cal really hasn’t done much since a 10-win season in 2006 and time is running short on Tedford to turn it around.
It might take a huge upset against the Ducks for him to keep his job.