Sports
Cal Bears Badly Bruised by Buckeyes 52-34
Cal football fans had little to cheer about tonight, Saturday, after the Bears' decisive 52-34 loss to the No. 4-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The game was played in Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley.
High hopes for a revival of UC Berkeley's football eminence may have to stay in hibernation for awhile longer after the merciless pelting of the Bears today, Saturday, in a 52-34 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The defeat gives Cal a 1-2 record under new head coach Sonny Dykes, though the two losses so far are little surprise. The first loss came in the season opener against No. 22-ranked Northwestern, and powerhouse Ohio State was ranked at No. 4 before today's game.
Plus, the last time that Berkeley beat Ohio State was nearly a century ago, in the 1921 Rose Bowl, the San Jose Mercury News noted.
"Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 62,467 at Memorial Stadium -- seemingly half of them wearing Ohio State red -- the Buckeyes didn't miss a beat without star quarterback Braxton Miller, who sprained a knee last week and did not dress," said the Mercury News account.
Cal draws a bye next week, and then two weeks later faces what may be its most formidable opponent of the season – the No. 2 Ducks of Oregon.
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