Halftime Utah 24 Cal 14
Cal was forced into a second consecutive three-and-out, although a penalty should have been called on third-down. Riley rocketed a well-thrown pass to receiver Verran Tucker, but it was dropped. Tucker was blasted by Utah defensive back Robert Johnson on the play, and replays showed that Johnson clearly hit Tucker with helmet-to-helmet contact. The referees did not call a personal foul penalty, which would have given the Bears a first down.
Utah again drove down the field with ease, and Wynn threw his third touchdown pass of the night on a 21-yard strike to a wide open Jereme Brooks.
On Cal's subsequent drive, Riley threw the ball to Tucker again on a similar route to his previous drop, with the same result. Tight End Anthony Miller made up for it with an incredible catch on the next play for a first down. Riley moved the Bears to their 47, but the half ended when he was sacked on a second down play with 13 seconds remaining.
Cal won the opening coin toss and deferred to the second half, which is looking like a very good decision right now. The defense hasn't put up much of a fight since the first couple of drives, and the Utes are moving the ball up and down the field at will.
The Cal offense must come out on its first drive of the third quarter and make some sort of progress. If Utah gets the ball back with a short field again, this game may be over before the fourth quarter.
First half numbers to come. Bear fans may want to avert their eyes.
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