Many Cal fans watching on TV probably did not make it through the first half of this game. Heck, USC fans didn’t even show up for this game - a significant portion of Memorial Coliseum was empty for this late Thursday night of middling Pac-12 teams (not a good look for TV). For Trojan fans, the first half was the Sam Darnold Show. For Bear fans, it was the no show (particularly on defense).
Let’s look at the outcomes of Cal’s first four drives - punt, punt, interception, punt. For USC - touchdown, touchdown, punt, touchdown. What does that mean?