As a part of that, the Bears will be playing the Washington State Cougars with the nation’s eyes watching.
The Cougs are 7–1 (3–1 in conference), sitting squarely at first in the Pac-12 North, and hot off the heels of two consecutive wins over ranked teams. California is 5–3 (2–3 in conference) off of just one win over a ranked team and looking to play spoiler.
Last year’s game in Berkeley was a statement win for Justin Wilcox to upset the Cougs.