CAL vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Data: Cal 3-3, 0-3 within the ACC; North Carolina State 3-4, 0-3 within the ACC
Kickoff: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
TV: ACC Community
Radio: 810 AM The Unfold (KGO)
Sequence historical past: First assembly
Cal storylines: Cal is favored by 10.5 factors to earn its first ACC victory . . . The Bears are coming off a 17-15 loss at now-Twentieth-ranked Pitt, their third straight defeat by a mixed whole of eight factors . . . The Cal protection has allowed greater than 17 factors in a recreation simply as soon as (a 39-38 loss to Miami) . . . Cal hopes for a return by junior working again Jaydn Ott, who rushed for 1,315 yards final season has missed two of the primary six video games attributable to an ankle damage. He was listed this week as everyday . . . Senior cornerback Nohl Williams has six interceptions, two greater than another participant in FBS, and is inside placing distance of Deltha O’Neal’s 25-year-old faculty document of 9.
NC State storylines: The Wolfpack will play its first recreation on the West Coast since shedding to UCLA 21-12 on the L.A. Coliseum in 1960 . . . QB Grayson McCall, who handed for greater than 10,000 yards at Coastal Carolina earlier than transferring on this offseason, could not play once more after struggling his second concussion of the yr — his third in 12 months. True freshman CJ Bailey is coming off a career-best 329-yard passing effort with two touchdowns however two of the crew’s three turnovers in a 24-17 loss to Syracuse . . . NC State coach Dave Doeren’s crew was picked fourth within the ACC after successful 34 video games the previous 4 seasons . . . Offensive line coach Garret Tujague grew up in Pleasanton and performed at Chabot School.
Stats that matter: Cal ranks a hundred and thirtieth nationally with 9.3 penalties per recreation after committing 12 for 110 yards in its loss at Pitt . . . The Bears rank third in FBS with a plus-10 turnover margin; NC State is 87th at minus-2.
— JEFF FARAUDO
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