At one point this season, it looked as though Cal could possibly challenge Oregon for the top spot in the North. Opening their 2019 schedule with a 4-0 record with dramatic road victories against Washington and Ole Miss, the Bears are now on a three-game skid as injuries continue to pile up and have effectively found themselves eliminated from the PAC-12 conference game as the Ducks continue to steamroll opponentsweek in and week out. Despite this, the Bears still field a formidable defense that could cause more than a few problems for a bruised Utah offense.
u200bMuch like the Utah teams that carried the program up from the Mountain West into the PAC-12, the Bears defensive is a formidable unit that has been carrying the offense through a turbulent season, and a big part of that success has been thanks to senior inside linebacker, Evan Weaver.