Who would have thought that we would be excited, dare I say thrilled, to play future NFL quarterback Josh Rosen to end the season. Welcome to the 2017 version of Cal football, where we have thrived against pass heavy offenses and struggled at times against run first teams. That enthusiasm could wane quickly should it turn out that Cal starting safety Jaylinn Hawkins is not a go on Friday (he was injured late in the Big Game), but for now this should be a matchup that most Cal fans are optimistic about.
The UCLA offense would have been easier to define just one week ago but the big news of the weekend was that head coach and my personal favorite Jim Mora Jr was let go.