The USC Trojans and California Golden Bears are playing live on the Pac-12 conference schedule on Saturday and the college football game is from Kabam Field at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. The game is on TV from FOX and on the Fox Sports Go website as Southern Cal comes in trying to get another win after a big game against Utah.
The Trojans are 4-3 on the season and the Cal Bears come in at 5-2 and the two teams both come in after playing Utah in recent weeks. The Trojans won over the Utes, while the Bears lost to Utah and UCLA in back to back games. Cal started the season 5-0 and the Trojans came in with high expectations and now the two meet in a Pac-12 matchup.
Jared Goff comes in as one of the top quarterbacks in the nation and he has 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions with 2265 passing yards. The team opened the season with five straight wins and they have lost two in a row on the road with Utah and UCLA on the schedule. Goff had five interceptions in the game against Utah and that was more than he had combined in the previous five games. Goff is considered to be a potential top draft pick and he will be looking to bounce back against USC.
Each team is 2-2 this season in the Pac-12 conference and now both teams will be looking to get a win on Saturday. Cal has not won against USC in quite some time, as the Trojans have won 11 straight against the team. Kessler and Goff have both played very well and Kessler comes in completing nearly 70 percent of his passes and he has 18 touchdowns and five interceptions this year. Cameron Smith has played well for USC and he had three interceptions and a TD against Utah.
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Goff and Kessler have been two of the most productive quarterbacks in the nation over the last three seasons and they have combined for 150 touchdowns in that time. Both players are going to be draft picks and Goff is looking like he is going to be a top three pick. The Trojans have Cal and then Arizona on the schedule, while Colorado, Oregon and UCLA are on to finish the season.
USC also saw Pat Haden step down from the College Football Playoff committee and the Trojan AD said that doctors told him to reduce his travelling after he needed some medical help during the game against Notre Dame. Haden said that he also has many other responsibilities to deal with and now the committee will be with 12 members for the rest of the season. Haden also has to find a new head coach for USC after Steve Sarkisian was fired.