BERKELEY -- Cal quarterback Nate Longshore knows what's at stake. He also wants to make sure he gives himself a chance to cash in. Longshore says he may have to sit out the rest of spring practice after pulling his right pectoral muscle last week. His absence means Kevin Riley will be running for the starting job unopposed for a while, but Longshore wants to make sure he doesn't risk further injury and set himself back in the fall.
"I want to get reps, obviously," Longshore said. "But there's a lot of time between now and the season. If something is going to happen, I'd rather it happen now." Longshore said he suffered the injury last Wednesday during practice but played through it Friday and Saturday. By the time Saturday rolled around, the area had become discolored and swollen. Longshore said he isn't able to lift his arm right now. "It wasn't that bad at first," Longshore said. "It just kept getting worse and worse. When it started changing colors, I figured I should probably give it a rest." Longshore said it started to feel much worse on Friday but that he wanted to practice Saturday because "we just didn't do well as an offense on Friday. I wanted to come back and make a statement on Saturday." Longshore said he could return in two weeks "if all goes well." Coach Jeff Tedford said the injury was day-to-day
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