Jimmy Tran
The defense was expected to perform well last Saturday against Maryland, but not too many could have predicted Ernest Owusu would be one of the key contributors. Coming into the game with just five career tackles, the sophomore defensive end nearly doubled his career output and put his name on the map in the Cal football team's 52-13 victory at Memorial Stadium.
"He might be one of our most improved guys, but I certainly wouldn't have guessed he would've had the production that he got, so it was great to see," defensive coordinator Bob Gregory said. Owusu's first big play of the game occurred immediately after the start of the second quarter. On a key third-and-5 for the Terrapins, Owusu took down Chris Turner for a loss of three yards after the quarterback attempted to rush to the left side. That was only the beginning, though, as Owusu accounted for two of the Bears' six sacks on Turner.
"Owusu got off," linebacker Mychal Kendricks said. "He's been waiting for this moment, and we knew he was ready, and he showed it." In addition to leading the team in sacks, Owusu also had the most tackles for loss Saturday night with three. Cal had 11 as a team, leading to a combined 54 yards lost by the Terrapins.
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