If you thought the highlight of the first half between Cal and Washington was going to be Marshawn Lynch doing his best Marshawn Lynch on Marshawn Lynch Cart Ride Bobblehead Night, well... you’d probably be right.
But that doesn’t mean there were not other highlights that went on when the No. 5 Huskies took on the Bears in some #Pac12AfterDark action from Berkeley and led 35-20 at the break.
Chief among those big plays were two huge catches from Washington speedster John Ross, each going for over 60 yards to find the end zone (he added a third score later on too). That was one reason why quarterback Jake Browning racked up 244 yards and four touchdown passes.
Dante Pettis, the hero of last week’s win over Utah with a punt return score, also threw a 39-yarder on a trick play touchdown as well.
Despite all that, the Bears snuck around thanks to the passing of Davis Webb. The signal-caller was up to 187 yards through the air and found the end zone twice (once on the ground). Receiver Chad Hansen looked healthy in his return to the lineup after an injury, hauling in four passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.
If Cal is going to pull of the upset however, they’ll need their defense to step up and get some stops. Sonny Dykes’ squad is certainly hanging around but will need a little extra juice if they want to knock off the team that has, so far, proven to be the class of the Pac-12.