Daily Cal: Athlete of the Week - Joe Ayoob

When his team needed him the most, Joe Ayoob was just about perfect.  The Cal quarterback went 4-for-4 for 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns Saturday in the Bears' come-from-behind 42-38 win over Washington State at Memorial Stadium.

For the game, Ayoob tossed four touchdowns and completed 19-of-35 passes for 274 yards. He threw two interceptions, but each pick first bounced off the hands of the intended receiver.  Ayoob connected with redshirt freshman LaReylle Cunningham for a 57-yard score with 5:19 left in the fourth quarter.  A little over three minutes later, the junior hit Lavelle Hawkins on a crossing route for the game winner.  Ayoob's clutch performance came on the heals of a pair of contests in which Cal failed to mount fourth-quarter comebacks in losses to Oregon State and UCLA.