The Oregon State Beavers have one of the most unbalanced offenses in the entire nation, but that won't make it any easier for the California Golden Bears to stop them when they visit Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, as they bring the top ranked passing unit in the country for the Pac-12 conference matchup live on ESPN2 and Watch ESPN at 10:30 pm.
The Beavers come into the matchup as the clear favorite despite being on the road with their 5-1 record and 3-0 record in the conference, while the Bears are just 1-5 and have yet to win in the conference in three tries.
Sean Mannion has been one of the most productive quarterbacks in the country this season and the team is ranked first in passing yards per game with over 430 yards per game, while the rushing offense is ranked 122nd in the nation with less than 80 yards per game. The team is scoring over 40 points per game and while the defense has been giving up a bit too much with 30 points per game, Mannion is expecting to put up some big numbers again on Saturday night. The team lost its opening game of the season in an upset to Eastern Washington and since then the team has won five straight games, including last week's win on the road against Washington State.
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The team won a shootout against Hawaii 51-48 in overtime and since that game they have scored at least 34 points per contest, including 44 against Colorado. The team is on the road for two straight games with the Cougars last week and California this week and the next two games will be tough as well, including against number 13 Stanford and then at home against USC. The team finishes with two of three on the road, with Arizona State on the road and Washington at home after that. The team will finish the season with a rivalry game against Oregon and that will put together two of the top offenses, as the Ducks average over 600 yards per game.
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Mannion has been lights out over the past few weeks, while throwing for 10 touchdowns and just two interceptions and he has passed for over 400 yards in four different games this season. California started off the season with a loss against Northwestern and after getting their only win against Portland State, the team lost four straight games, including last week to the UCLA Bruins by 27 points and the week before to Washington State. The team had a brutal back to back schedule with Ohio State and Oregon two weeks in a row and after playing the Beavers, the team will take on Washington on the road.
The Bears will next play against Arizona and USC before finishing with two straight road games with Colorado and Stanford, who is currently ranked 13 after losing against Utah. The team looked like a national championship contender and their best shot will be to win out and the game at the end against Cal could be a tough one. The Oregon Beavers will be playing California on Saturday night at 10:30 pm on ESPN2 and Watch ESPN and the Pac-12 game will be at Memorial Stadium.
