Then there’s McKade Mettauer going from someone playing high school ball in Texas one season ago to dealing with larger, faster and stronger college linemen as a true freshman starting at right guard. Henry Bazakas, Valentino Daltoso and Will Craig have had their rotation of starts on the blindside at left tackle.
Arguably, Cal’s most important and talented linemen is Mike Safell…and the center has dealt with his share of ailments. How impactful is Safell? Of Cal’s six rushing touchdowns, four occurred up Safell’s side in the middle.
- Nam had difficulties thinking of Five Things the Bears can do to beat Utah, so he had to improvise.