Oregon State struggled offensively against Stanford, mostly due to consistently losing the line of scrimmage, as the Beavers just couldn’t contain the multitude of schemes and talent that the Cardinal lined up in their front-seven. However, that was to be expected against a top-twenty team in Stanford that never fails to not make their stand on the defensive side of things. That shouldn’t be the same case for the Beavers against California.
The Golden Bears may have a former defensive coordinator as their head coach in Justin Wilcox but it’s been a slow transition for California to adjust to being a program that takes pride in stopping their opponents.