The Big Game between California and Stanford set for Saturday in Berkeley has been rescheduled for Dec. 1 because of poor air quality in Northern California brought on by wildfires.
"We have been carefully tracking air quality in Berkeley and the Bay Area over the past week, relying on the best data and guidance available to us from medical and environmental experts," Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton said in a statement. "The forecasts we have received show a minimal chance of the improvement necessary to hold the game on Saturday."
The Air Quality Index reading near Berkeley has hovered well above 200 for over 24 hours, a level at which "serious consideration should be given to rescheduling the activity or moving it indoors," according to the NCAA.