Throughout Justin Wilcox’s tenure at Cal, the question has been whether he could concoct a way for the offense to score just enough points to buoy his always-solid defense. To Wilcox’s credit, he has not had a Ferentz-like stubbornness about a specific style; he has been willing to try just about anything, he just hasn’t found an offensive system that works. The most recent path was hiring Jake Spavital as OC after the air-raid disciple previously led the Bears offense in 2016 under Sonny Dykes. Dykes had the exact opposite problem to Wilcox: plenty of points but no defense.
The Prediction: California Golden Bears
