
Cal tries for a 3rd straight recreation to win its sixth recreation of the season and safe bowl eligibility.
It gained't be simple. No. 14 Louisvile (7-1, 4-1 ACC) is an 18.5-point favourite and has loads of motivation after being ranked fifteenth within the preliminary Faculty Soccer Playoff standings.
The Bears (5-4, 2-3 ACC) have misplaced two in a row — to Virginia Tech and Virginia — and nonetheless want yet one more victory to achieve six wins and bowl eligibility for the third straight season. That is the primary assembly ever between Cal and Louisville.
Within the video above, Cal coach Justin Wilcox talks about what the Bears should do to beat Louisville and offers an evaluaton on how freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has carried out.
Cal expects to have linebacker Cade Uluave, who was injured on the primary defensive collection final week towards Virginia however was listed as possible in Thursday's ACC damage report.
Kickoff is 4 p.m. on ESPN2 and we are going to deliver you updates all through the sport.
Within the meantime, some pre-game studying:
Our comprehensive game preview
Good news on Cade Uluave from the injury report
Louisville beat writer answers 5 Questions about Cal's next football opponent
Cal CB Paco Austin did something unusual last Saturday
For Cal, snaps have not been a snap
Bowl projections for Cal
Jeff Faraudo was a sports activities author for Bay Space every day newspapers since he was 17 years previous, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal beat author for twenty-four years. He lined eight Remaining Fours, 4 NBA Finals and 4 Summer time Olympics.
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