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DMN: 5 things TCU fans need to know about Cal, including a familiar face at head coach
By Dean Straka, Sports Digital Editor
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For a second straight season, TCU football has earned an early matchup with a future nonconference opponent. The Horned Frogs (6-6, 4-5 Big 12) will face the California Golden Bears (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) in the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
Here are five things all TCU fans need to know about Cal as Gary Patterson tries to improve to 7-0 all-time against Pac-12 opponents.
1. A clash of defenses
Just as TCU prides itself on defense within a Big 12 Conference that is punctuated by high-scoring shootouts, Cal has developed a similar identity in the Pac-12 under the direction of second-year head coach Justin Wilcox. The Golden Bears rank 16th nationally in total defense with an average of 319.4 yards allowed per game during the regular season. The unit was able to stifle both eventual Pac-12 champion Washington in a 12-10 upset of the Huskies -- then ranked No. 15 -- on Oct. 27 before holding then-No. 8 Washington State’s Air Raid offense to just 19 points in a six-point loss a week later.
Read more at https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/co...d-know-cal-including-familiar-face-head-coach
By Dean Straka, Sports Digital Editor
Contact Dean Strakaon Twitter
dwstraka49For a second straight season, TCU football has earned an early matchup with a future nonconference opponent. The Horned Frogs (6-6, 4-5 Big 12) will face the California Golden Bears (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) in the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
Here are five things all TCU fans need to know about Cal as Gary Patterson tries to improve to 7-0 all-time against Pac-12 opponents.
1. A clash of defenses
Just as TCU prides itself on defense within a Big 12 Conference that is punctuated by high-scoring shootouts, Cal has developed a similar identity in the Pac-12 under the direction of second-year head coach Justin Wilcox. The Golden Bears rank 16th nationally in total defense with an average of 319.4 yards allowed per game during the regular season. The unit was able to stifle both eventual Pac-12 champion Washington in a 12-10 upset of the Huskies -- then ranked No. 15 -- on Oct. 27 before holding then-No. 8 Washington State’s Air Raid offense to just 19 points in a six-point loss a week later.
Read more at https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/co...d-know-cal-including-familiar-face-head-coach
