Bitterness of defeat is only highlighted by the fact of how close victory was. Four 3 quarters the Bears were one good play away from leading against the Trojan who struggled to find an answer the Cal defense. Despite having a QB who according to the announcers was a combination of Russell Wilson, Tony Romo, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, and the humility of Kendrick Lamar SC did not find a consistent way to challenge the Cal defense.
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Good news: Cal defense held the SC offense held by the offspring of Johnny Unitas, and Otto Graham to a sub-par performance in the explosiveness category.