Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton woke up Friday feeling uncertain.
The Bears' season opener six days earlier against Washington had already been canceled. Their upcoming game against Arizona State appeared headed for the same outcome. The Bears had been cleared to open their season, but whether they could play, who they would face and where the game would kick off were unknown. Cal could end up in Tempe, Arizona, as scheduled, or at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, or in Seattle, to face Washington after all.
Or, the Bears could be home in Berkeley, playing a Pac-12 opponent -- or no one, yet again.