Jackson came off the bench in the Bears’ loss to Auburn last week and started on Saturday. A Vandals’ fumble and recovery by Cal on the next Idaho possession gave the Bears some breathing room. Ifanse finished with 137 yards on 22 carries, and the score gave Cal a 28-17 lead heading into the fourth. The Bears opened up their first double-digit lead late in the third quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Ifanse, filling in for injured starter Jadyn Ott. Cal finished with 256 rushing yards to Idaho’s 108. Sam Jackson V scampered for a 27-yard touchdown to give California its first lead early in the second half as the Golden Bears rebounded from a sluggish start on Saturday to beat Idaho 31-17, avoiding what would have been their first defeat to an FCS opponent.Ĭal (2-1) fell behind 17-0 early but rallied with 31 straight points, dominating the second half behind a strong run game and a defense that pitched a shutout after halftime. Cal entered the day leading the Pac-12 in turnovers forced. The defense continued to be a positive point, forcing three more turnovers to give them 10 on the season. They will, however, need to get off to a better start next week on the road against No. But the playmakers featured on a Pac-12 team – even one not expected to compete in a conference crown – were ultimately too much for Idaho.Ĭalifornia: The Bears seemed to fix their stagnant offense before halftime and continued to roll coming out of the locker room. Idaho: The Vandals had their way with a Mountain West opponent last week in Nevada and controlled much of the first half against Cal. “Cal’s a lot better than Nevada, and we’re going to play other teams that are a lot better than Nevada in conference.” THE TAKEAWAY “There will be some positives we can build on, but we’ve got to play better,” Eck said. Eck called the Bears’ defensive line the best the Vandals would face all season. Idaho head coach Jason Eck said he thought his team had control of the game up 17-0, but didn’t elevate their game after Cal found a rhythm.
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