USC vs. Cal final score, recap: Trojans roll in Berkeley blowout

Saturday night’s kickoff led to an eyebrow-raising USC vs. Cal final score, in which the Trojans scored the most points on the Bears’ defense all season. They won 41-17.

The lowdown: Saturday night’s game started a bit differently for the Trojans. Captain Christian Rector won the toss for USC and promptly deferred to the second half for the first time all year. Minutes later, the senior defensive end was ejected from the game following a targeting call during the Golden Bears’ march to a game-opening touchdown.

But while Chase Garbers returned to action to lead Cal to a 7-0 start, the change in coin toss strategy paid off. The Trojans weathered the early setback to score 10-straight points on…