The Washington State Cougars will host the California Golden Bears for a football game on Saturday afternoon with thousands of cardboard cutout fans in attendance. Both teams are seeking their second win, with undetermined final match-ups still a possibility next Saturday.
The Pac-12 has said that teams need to finish .500 or better to qualify for a bowl, unlike some other conferences, so that does make this a bowl eligibility elimination game. Now, it’s unlikely that there will be enough bowls to go around and these two teams will probably be lower on the pecking order, but stakes are still stakes.