PROVO — Before the season, BYU's game against California was seen as a good litmus test for the Cougars with their new-look coaching staff and offensive approach.
If that's still true, Saturday night's contest showed there is still plenty of work for the BYU program, as the Golden Bears walked out of LaVell Edwards Stadium with a 21-18 win.
"Congratulations to Cal. They deserved to win that game. We didn't help ourselves by making some errors and having some drive-killers. We have to be better," BYU coach Kalani Sitake said.
Offense
One thing kept this from being a failing grade: BYU's final-minute touchdown that, combined with a two-point conversion, pulled the Cougars within three points with 51 seconds remaining.