"Cal has shuffled three running backs through its first two games but may have found a No. 1 after Kendrick Raphael, a junior transfer from NC State, ran for a career-best 122 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 35-3 win over Texas Southern . . . After allowing 49 sacks last season, Cal has surrendered just one through two games . . . Cornerback Hezekiah Masses, a senior transfer from Florida International, has interceptions in each of the Bears' first two games . . ."
"The Golden Gophers are coming off a 66-0 win over Northwestern State, tied a modern single-game scoring record and the most points the team has scored in a game since a 69-7 win over North Dakota State in 1937 . . . This will be P.J. Fleck's 100th game as coach at Minnesota. He has a record of 60-39 . . . Senior running back Darius Taylor, just 54 yards shy of 2,000 for his career,"
Cal is 2-0 overall and 0-0 in ACC play, hosting Minnesota Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Cal rotated running backs early but Kendrick Raphael rushed for a career-best 122 yards and a touchdown, and the offense has allowed one sack through two games. Cornerback Hezekiah Masses has interceptions in both games. Cal will miss linebacker Cade Uluave for the first half after a targeting ejection. Minnesota is 2-0 overall after a 66-0 win, is coached by P.J. Fleck in his 100th game at Minnesota, and has running back Darius Taylor listed as questionable.
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