Built in Berkeley

[YaBoyRobRoy]

JKS can’t be turning the ball over like that if you’re gonna run the table the rest of the way. But should be an easy win over a Stanford team with half their guys in the hospital

tried my best to throw that game away, gotta take care of the football down the stretch here. Yeah man when I was saw some of their best players out I knew it wouldn't be close.

[YaBoyRobRoy]

WEEK 12, 2026
STANFORD (4-6, 2-5) @ #7 CALIFORNIA (9-1, 6-1)
11/21/26 • 10:00 PM • 50° • 50% CHANCE OF RAIN
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA



With its season reaching the final stretch and its College Football Playoff hopes becoming more tangible by the week, No. 7 California delivered one of its most complete performances of the season Saturday, overwhelming Stanford 38–14 and taking control of the rivalry from the opening quarter.

Cal entered the week having jumped all the way to No. 7 in the latest CFP rankings, putting the program firmly in the national championship conversation. Rather than stumble under the pressure, Cal looked every bit like a playoff contender.

After both teams traded possessions to open the afternoon, Cal finally broke through with 3:56 remaining in the first quarter, when quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele connected with Ian Strong for a 4-yard touchdown.

That touchdown would be the beginning of a monster afternoon for Strong, who finished with 134 yards receiving on the day.

Cal exploded in the second quarter, scoring 21 points and effectively putting the game out of reach before halftime.

Adam Mohammed opened the quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run with 9:56 remaining, extending the lead to 14.

With six minutes left in the half, Sagapolutele found Strong for a 40-yard touchdown, giving the receiver his second touchdown of the afternoon and pushing Cal's advantage to 21–0.

The Cardinal continued to struggle moving the football, and Cal's special teams got involved when Kyion Grayes ripped off a 59-yard punt return touchdown that saw him both outrun and run through defenders.

The Golden Bears added another three points on a 22-yard Towns McGough field goal with 2:35 remaining in the quarter.

At that point, Cal had scored 31 unanswered points. The Cardinal finally showed some life in the fourth quarter, but by then the outcome was essentially decided.

Stanford broke the shutout with an 11:54 touchdown pass from Mike Groves to Chico Holt, cutting the deficit to 31–7. Cal answered right back. Sagapolutele found Dajuan McKinley for a 13-yard touchdown with 7:41 remaining, restoring the 31-point advantage.

This wasn't simply another rivalry win. For Cal, it was another piece of evidence that the Golden Bears belong in the playoff conversation. They controlled the line of scrimmage. They created explosive plays. They played complementary football. They belong.

















STATS

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BOX SCORE

TEAM		1	2	3	4	FINAL
STANFORD	0	0	0	14	14
CALIFORNIA	7	21	3	7	38


GAME STATS

STAN		STAT		CAL
12	      1ST DOWNS		28
48	     TOTAL PLAYS	67
191	      TOTAL OFF		474
97           RUSH YDS		145
4.0	      YDS/RUSH		7.1
94	      PASS YDS		329
3.6	      YDS/PASS		8.7
4/11	    3RD DOWN CONV.	5/11
1	      TURNOVERS		1
18:02	       T.O.P.		29:58


PLAYER STATS

CALIFORNIA

QB J. SAGAPOLUTELE • 26/38, 329 YDS, 3 TD, INT
RB A. MOHAMMED • 19 ATT, 141 YDS, TD, 3 REC, 28 YDS
WR I. STRONG • 8 REC, 134 YDS, 2 TD
TE D. THOMAS • 5 REC, 55 YDS
WR D. MCKINLEY • 5 REC, 50 YDS, TD
CB R. FLETCHER • 3 TKLS, TFL, INT

STANFORD

QB D. RIZK • 8/21, 35 YDS, INT
QB M. GROVES • 4/4, 59 YDS, 2 TD
RB M. FORD • 7 ATT, 52 YDS, 3 REC, 9 YDS
WR J. ONOVUGHE • REC, 31 YDS
WR C. HOLT • REC, 20 YDS, TD
FS J. SUMLIN • 6 TKLS, INT

[redsox907]

COACH BUBBA AINT WALKING THRU THAT DOOR

whose going to be on deck in the ACC CCG?

[Soapy]

COACH BUBBA AINT WALKING THRU THAT DOOR

smh

[Baze]

that punt return - disgusting.

[YaBoyRobRoy]

COACH BUBBA AINT WALKING THRU THAT DOOR

whose going to be on deck in the ACC CCG?

COACH BUBBA AINT WALKING THRU THAT DOOR

smh

Lmao!

it's looking like Miami if they win their final game.

that punt return - disgusting.

[YaBoyRobRoy]

WEEK 12, 2026


NOTABLE GAMES

• Tennessee pulls off the upset of #6 LSU, 44-34

• #15 Notre Dame hands #20 SMU their second straight loss, 24-10

• #11 Oklahoma sneaks past #8 Texas A&M, 27-26

• #4 Ohio State fends off Nebraska, 27-20

• #16 Penn State survives against Rutgers, 31-24

• Kentucky nearly upsets #19 Missouri, 24-21

CFP TOP 25 RANKINGS

01. Oregon (10-1, 7-1 1st in Big Ten)
02. Indiana (10-1, 7-1 2nd in Big Ten)
03. BYU (10-0, 7-0 1st in Big 12)
04. Ohio State (9-2, 6-2 5th in Big Ten)

05. Texas Tech (10-1, 7-1 2nd in Big 12)
06. CALIFORNIA (10-1, 7-1 1st in ACC)
07. Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2 1st in SEC)
08. Miami (8-3, 6-2 2nd in ACC)
09. USC (8-3, 5-3 7th in Big Ten)
10. Notre Dame (8-3)
11. Penn State (8-3, 7-1 3rd in Big Ten)

12. Texas A&M (8-3, 5-3 3rd in SEC)
13. Duke (9-2, 6-2 3rd in ACC)
14. Missouri (8-3, 5-3 2nd in SEC)
15. LSU (8-3, 5-3 4th in SEC)
16. Boise State (9-2, 6-1 1st in PAC-12)
17. Louisville (8-3, 6-3 5th in ACC)
18. UAB (10-1, 6-1 1st in American)
19. UCLA (8-3, 6-2 4th in Big Ten)
20. UNLV (8-2, 6-1 1st in Mountain West)
21. Virginia (8-3, 5-3 6th in ACC)
22. Ole Miss (7-4, 5-3 5th in SEC)
23. USF (9-2, 6-1 2nd in American)
24. Tennessee (7-4, 4-4 10th in SEC)
25. TCU (8-3, 6-2 3rd in Big 12)

Dropped From Rankings: #9 Michigan, #10 Georgia, #14 Washington, #17 Kentucky, #20 SMU, #21 Cincinnati



ACC PLAY

• Miami 38 - Virginia Tech 24

• Notre Dame 24- SMU 10

• Duke 38 - Clemson 20

• NC State 33 - Florida State 21

• Georgia Tech 23 - Wake Forest 17

• Louisville 34 - Pittsburgh 24

• Boston College 27 - Syracuse 24

• Virginia 38 - North Carolina 35

ACC STANDINGS

01. CALIFORNIA (10-1, 7-1)
02. Miami (8-3, 6-2)

03. Duke (9-2, 6-2)
04. NC State (7-4, 6-2)
05. Louisville (8-3, 6-3)
06. Virginia (8-3, 5-3)
07. Georgia Tech (7-4, 5-3)
08. SMU (7-4, 5-3)
09. Wake Forest (6-5, 4-4)
10. Syracuse (6-5, 4-5)
11. Boston College (6-5, 3-4)
12. Pittsburgh (5-6, 3-5)
13. Florida State (5-6, 2-6)
14. Clemson (3-8, 2-6)
15. Stanford (4-7, 2-6)
16. North Carolina (3-8, 1-6)
17. Virginia Tech (3-8, 1-7)


PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

NATIONAL

OFF: Dante Moore, QB #5, Oregon
at Michigan State (W 52-7) -- 27/34, 364 yds, 4 TD, 104 rush yds, 2 rush TD

DEF: Brandon Greil, SS #15, Arkansas State
at Louisiana Tech (L 34-35) -- 8 tkls, 2 INT, 1 PBU, FF, 2 FR


ACC

OFF: Nathan Leacock, WR #82, North Carolina
at Virginia (L 35-38) -- 11 rec, 141 yds, 2 TD

DEF: Kaleb Cost, CB #2, North Carolina
at Virginia (L 35-38) -- 7 tkls, INT, PBU, def TD



HEISMAN WATCH

01. Byrum Brown, QB #17, Auburn -- 3351 pass yds, 21 TD, 4 INT, 543 rush yds, 13 rush TD
02. Cam Vaughn, WR #17, Miami -- 90 rec, 1214 yds, 12 TD
03. John Mateer, QB #10, Oklahoma -- 2614 pass yds, 18 TD, 5 INT, 679 rush yds, 13 rush TD
04. Ahmad Hardy, RB #29, Missouri -- 1645 yds, 18 TD, 67 rec yds, 2 rec TD

[YaBoyRobRoy]

WEEK 13, 2026
PITTSBURGH (5-6, 3-4) @ #6 CALIFORNIA (10-1, 7-1)
11/28/26 • 10:00 PM • 65° • 30% CHANCE OF RAIN
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

THE OPPOSITION

Pittsburgh Panthers
80 OVR • 81 OFF • 79 DEF

HC: Pat Narduzzi (LVL 40 - Architect, B Prestige)
OF: Kade Bell (LVL 22 - Recruiter, C Prestige)
DC: Cory Sanders (LVL 20 - Scheme Guru, C- Prestige)
OFF: Spread • DEF: 4-3 Press Quarters)

All-Time: Pitt leads 4-2
Last Meeting: L 15-17 (2024)


TOP RATED PLAYERS

Nick James • DT #11 • SR • 6'2", 280 • Pure Power • 90 OVR
Jimmy Scott • DE #44 • SR • 6'3", 260 • Pure Power • 88 OVR
Ryan Baer • RT #70 • SR • 6'7, 325 • Raw Strength • 88 OVR


TEAM LEADERS

PASS: M. HEINTSCHEL, QB #6 • 163/282, 2044 yds, 16 TD, 11 INT
RUSH: J. TURNER, RB #25 • 130 car, 503 yds, 4 TD
REC: B. YATES, WR #80 • 67 rec, 984 yds, 4 TD
TKL: C. LINDSEY, LB #24 • 67 tkls, 57 solo
SACK: J. SCOTT, DE #44 • 8.5 sacks
INT: R. STRADER, CB #16 • 2 INT


SCHEDULE

WK 01 • VS MIAMI (OH) (W 26-21)
WK 02 • VS UCF (L 27-33 OT)
WK 03 • VS SYRACUSE (L 31-34 OT)
WK 04 • VS FCS (W 41-20)
WK 05 • AT VIRGINIA TECH (W 27-15)
WK 06 • VS NORTH CAROLINA (W 20-19)
WK 07 • AT BOSTON COLLEGE (L 13-59)
WK 08 • AT MIAMI (L 27-55)
WK 09 • VS GEORGIA TECH (L 38-40)
WK 11 • VS FLORIDA STATE (W 40-25)
WK 12 • AT LOUISVILLE (L 24-34)
WK 13 • AT CALIFORNIA


INJURY REPORT

CAL
A. MANUTAI, SS #14 • TORN PECTORAL, SEASON

PITTSBURGH
I. NEAL, DE #2 • COMPLETE ACL TEAR, SEASON
C. BROOKINS, FS #12 • DISLOCATED ANKLE, 4 WEEKS
R. BAER, RT #70 • BROKEN TOE, 3 WEEKS
B. LOVELACE, LB #0 • QUAD TEAR, 1 WEEK
C. HICKS, WR #3 • DISLOCATED ANKLE, 1 WEEK

[Soapy]

02. Cam Vaughn, WR #17, Miami -- 90 rec, 1214 yds, 12 TD

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... aughn-team

[redsox907]

Pitt gonna be light work going into the CCG weekend.

Although they did end my undefeated season with Coastal way back when. Eli Holtstein