By Rob Calonge
As spring practice continues, it's becoming clear that Cal's defensive unit is going to be stronger than their offensive counterparts - at least for now. It's not uncommon for an offense to start off slow, especially an offense that is working under a new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. When an offense, still working at coming together, competes against a defense that has had a year to get their system down, the results are usually going to favor the defense. Saturday was no exception for the Bears.
Once again, Kevin Riley outperformed his teammates at the quarterback position, Marvin Jones was the leading receiver, and the defense came up with big plays to come out on top. Riley completed nine passes in 16 attempts for 89 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Sophomore Brock Mansion went 4-11 for 68 yards and a 51-yard touchdown pass to redshirt-freshman Ross Bostock - the first offensive score of the day. Another redshirt freshman, Beau Sweeney, was 6-12 for 61 yards, a touchdown (a 29-yarder to Nyan Boateng), and an interception.
While Jones didn't catch a touchdown on the day, he did catch four passes for 27 yards to lead the Cal receivers. Boateng and Jeremy Ross are taking first-team reps., but Jones is becoming the type of playmaker that the Bears need in their passing game.
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