Karl Dorrell heads into his second year at the helm with a veteran squad capable of contending in the wide-open Pac-12 South. Colorado (Eugene, Ore.)Ĭolorado emerged as one of the pleasant surprises in the truncated 2020 season. Coming off the physical encounter with Stanford in Week 5, the bye falls at a beneficial time for Oregon ahead of Cal's visit to Eugene.
Cal's tenacious defensive approach has vexed Oregon in recent meetings, successfully dragging the Ducks into rock fights wherein they scored only 17 points each time. Cal (Eugene, Ore.)ĭeRuyter again sees a program where he previously coached, this time a Cal Golden Bears bunch that he helped reshape the identity of under head coach Justin Wilcox. The two programs combined for six championships in seven seasons from through 2015, sent five different players to the Heisman Trophy presentation from 2010 through 2017, and could well be the front-runners in the Pac-12 North with the Cardinal looking to build off a strong finish to a disjointed 2020 campaign. The definitive rivalry of the 2010s in the Pac-12 was Oregon and Stanford. College Football College Football Games on TV Today (Friday, Oct.
