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captioning provided by espn, inc. this is espn college football, presented by cars.com. welcome to brand-new tcf bank stadium, in minneapolis, on the campus of the university of minnesota, where the gophers entertain, eight-ranked cal. it's the big ten against the pac-10. i'm dave pasch, alongside bob griese and chris spielman. all eyes will be on jahvid best. >> bob: if you have not seen this kid play, you're in for a real treat. he's the only running back up in the heisman race with the quarterbacks. he's explosive. he can pick them up and lay them down. good out of the backfield, catching the ball, as well.

>> chris: he runs a 10.3 100 meters. minnesota, this is your time to shine. you want to be a big player in the big ten. you have your top-ranked opponent, with the cal bears. right now, the light's on. it's your time. let's see what you have. >> dave: they are 2-0. they had to come from behind in both their wins, and right here against air force last week, to open this beautiful, new stadium, on campus. and it is the first big ten conference stadium built since 1960, when memorial stadium was built at indiana. beaver stadium, at penn state. incredible locker room. biggest in either pro or college football. and it's loud. the players we talked to yesterday, said they recognize

what a home field advantage this is, compared to the metrodome, where minnesota spent the last 27 years. >> bob: this is what college football is all about. a stadium, on campus. the alumni come. the students walk. this gets the flavor of what college football is all about. >> dave: minnesota won the toss and deferred. so, we'll get a look at jahvid best early. it will come out to the 20. we look at our impact players for cal. >> bob: jahvid best. he's a preseason all-american. great speed. have fun watching this kid today. tyson alualu, can ten career

sax. he's the bell cal, defensive line-wise. and syd'quan thompson. a preseason all-american. a four-year starter. he's a playmaker in that secondary. >> it will be interesting to watch him go up against 6'3", aaron decker, when minnesota has the ball. jahvid best starts the game on the sideline, with shane vereen in at runningback. and the coaches feel there's no drop-off between the two. a trick play, as vereen was looking to throw. and takes off. gets the first down and more. 15 yards and a first down. >> chris: first thing you say, is we're building up jahvid best. and he doesn't start the game. vereen has a better throwing arm. it was going to be a pass down the field. it was covered. he still made -- there's not much drop-off from the second tailback to the first one, for the cal bears. except when it comes to throwing the football. >> bob: vereen must be a better

thrower. >> dave: and best is on the field. first down from the cal 35. instead, an end around. so, a fourth-string runningback. and he gets taken down by kyle theret. kevin riley is the quarterback. >> chris: one of the game plans for the bears is this. they want to run outside. they feel they have a speed advantage over the golden gophers. they're trying to get the big, defensive linemen running. but the strength of this team is the linebackers. and on film, all the linebackers and safeties run well. we'll see who wins that little matchup. >> dave: here's best's first carry. huge hole. theret brings him down. best has 100-yard rushing games

or more. >> bob: we talked about the speed that he has. and the explosiveness. but you saw right then, when they gave him the ball, he was not in a hurry to hit the hole. he allowed his offensive linemen, to develop their blocks and see what happens. and then, use his speed getting through the hole. >> dave: third down and two. they'll run best. and it's going to be close. looks like he may have crossed the first down line. nate triplett made the stop. it is a first down for cal. the defensive starters for minnesota at the top of your screen. they're very good at taking the ball away. last year, 11th in the country in that category. and three takeaways for minnesota this year, including a game-winning fumble recovery by that guy, nate triplett, last week against air force.

kevin riley, junior quarterback out of portland, oregon, in the gun. nothing there for best. knocked down by keanon cooper. >> chris: one way to stop jahvid best is to bring a safety. third or fourth extra linebacker. he's unblocked. a good open-field tackle bring his feet. i want to go back to bob's point. two qualities of a runningback that aren't often mentioned. we talk about speed. that's a given. but what jahvid best brings is vision. as bob talked about, patience. vision is an unheralded quality for a runningback. one of the best of all-time, emmitt smith, had great vision. >> dave: riley, hits jeremy ross. breaks a couple of tackles. and into minnesota territory. a few yards shy of a first down.

kyle theret, makes another tackle. >> chris: they're working the outside, to make the defensive line tired. the defensive line makes the runbackers so productive. they do a good job of eating up line blockers up front. i see minnesota, hands on hips. that tells me they're sucking a little wind. >> dave: they ran on third and short last time. they run it again. quarterback draw. and riley has the first down at the gopher 40, where nate triplett makes the stop. brian holley, the fullback, was out front, blocking for his quarterback. >> bob: i see kevin cosgrove, the defensive coordinator, saying swell. i got the speed big play guys on the outside. now, i have to watch the quarterback running a quarterback draw? yeah, you've got to, kevin.

it's a good call by andy lug wig, the defensive coordinator for cal. >> dave: another end around. jeremy ross in space. good job by traye simmons to told him up until the calvary comes. cal is moving the ball nicely on this opening drive. >> chris: you talked about andy ludwig, coming from utah. andy worked with jeff tedford at utah. utah is a spread offense. andy came in and adjusted what jeff tedford's offense is. and he said, i'm an offensive football coach. i'll adjust to what we need to do. when you have this type of offense that can give you every look, it puts a lot of pressure on defenses. >> dave: they fake the end around. and best has a huge hole down the middle. and then, busts to the outside.

best to the goal line. and in. touchdown. what a run. fourth rushing touchdown already this season. a 33-yard scamper by best. take a look and see if he got in. the ball crossed the plain there, before he was knocked out of bounds. it's a touchdown. >> chris: that was off the same look of the previous play, when they brought ross around. >> bob: great play calling. told us, as you mentioned, we have to run wide to get the defensive line running. get them tired. that time, he faked the reverse and gave it to best, up inside. just great play calling to start the game. >> chris: we'll see the same look. jeremy ross coming. there's the play fake. wait. there's jahvid best has it. i'll take it away.

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carpenter. great moves at midfield. and finally, carpenter goes down, in cal territory. >> bob: tim brewster told us yesterday, that carpenter is the fastest guy. he's a transfer, a junior college kid. the top junior college player in the nation, coming out this year. he could have just avoided that one blocker, he may have gone all the way. >> chris: he was his own worst enemy right there. use your vision. cut off the blocker. wouldn't be surprised to see something deep here. sometimes you get a big play. you want to make a quick comeback. you have the quarterback, in adam weber, who can toss the long ball. little spread offense show by the golden gophers. >> dave: that's what they used to run. there's some movement, though, on the offensive line. >> referee: false start, 71 offense. five-yard penalty. still first down. >> dave: they were going to run an inside handoff to the backup

quarterback, marquis grace. >> bob: this has been minnesota's problem in the first two games, was penalties. they're the second-worst penalized team in the big ten. and you just can't get anything going. you come out. got a great kickoff return. you want to get a positive play. and you stop yourself. >> dave: bay area native, is in the tail of the eye here on first down. and a pass that's off the mark, intended for decker. >> chris: one of the problems with the offense for the golden gophers, not very successful on first and second down. you start at second and 15, as jedd fisch contemplates, what do i do on second and 15? a lot of times, you run a three-step hitch. >> dave: first time calling plays. been in the nfl, six or seven

years. as weber is tripped up by tyson alualu. married with two children. that will feed his family maybe down the road, to make plays like that. >> bob: he was one of our impact players. that's the 11th sack of his career. >> chris: he made a very good play there. adam weber had a nice hole with a lead blocker. they were guaranteed to get about 10 of the 15 back. >> dave: six minutes gone by in the opening quarter. here's third and 15. they go empty. weber has time. and a hook and lateral. cal not fooled. stoudermi stoudermire. they have to punt. >> bob: they hit the short guy on the left side. stoudermire comes around.

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football. usually indoors at the metrodome. but no longer. on the campus, now, of the university of minnesota, for all their games. here's best. hole on first down to the outside. look out. and best, out near the 38 yard line, tripped up by kyle ferret. as we check in with rece davis. >> rece: studio update. ohio state, licking its wounds after the loss to usc last week. taking on toledo. a high-powered offensive team. and terrelle pryor. that's opening up the playbook. the coverage a little looser than the buckeyes saw last week. dave says backer going in. >> dave: 7-0 here, with cal leading. play fake. riley, looking deep. got a man. and down inside the 5 yard line

is verran tucker. >> chris: verran tucker, the speed guy for cal, runs a nice post pattern. i like this throw, bob. he threw it high and long enough, and floated in there. verran tucker did not have to break stride. catch it in stride. good job by simmons, at least get a hand on it. tripping him up and give yourself a chance to play "d." >> dave: 59-yard pass play. it's best. another touchdown. second one today for jahvid best already. >> bob: if i can pick one guy in the stadium, it's andy ludwig, the offensive coordinator for

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stadium. >> dave: gray in the game. he's the backup quarterback. now, starting. stoudermire, hit for minnesota's first down. >> chris: that's the guy they need to get involved with the offense. this is a good job of pushing the corner. and a good job of recognizing where he is on the sidelines. adam weber looking for decker first. understanding stoudermire's his outlet. and a nicely thrown ball to the receiver who does not have to work the catch. he's an explosive player. they have to find a way to get the ball in his hands. that's not me talking. that's jedd fisch talking. >> dave: first first down of the game for the gophers. here's eskridge, trying to find a hole that's not there. good job up front by cal. brett johnson, the safety, firing in there to make the initial hit.

>> bob: this is not a situation, uncommon to minnesota this year. they've been behind in both of their first two ball games. in fact, last week, came back and scored 17 points against air force, in their fourth quarter to win that game. >> dave: what's that tim brewster's holding high hopes for, is a comeback. they have to find a way to stop cal at some point. >> chris: carpenter lined up as a back. >> dave: weber finds green. another talented sophomore. >> chris: that's the element of the offense they ran last year, under mike dunbar, which was a spread offense. you bring in carpenter on speed, the defense has to locate him. and account for him. so, that is much like andy ludwig, of california, and his offense. pro style. a lot of different personnel groupings. they do a good job of mixing it

up and using their personnel to the advantage, to create matchups against this cal defense. >> bob: see on the screen, all the different ways of calling plays. sideline, wristbands. >> dave: here's marqueis gray, on third down and short. they had him and weber, both in the game, and both behind center. it's gray that picks up the first down. >> chris: that's the first time i've seen that, bob. >> bob: can we see that again? i'd like to see that again. it's like they're almost fighting to see who is going to get under center. >> dave: another young, talented player. tim brewster has done a good job recruiting. keeping a lot of guys in-state. and also, able to get kids like marqueis gray from indianapolis, who was highly-recruited. big kid. freshman. he's on the sideline. weber back to his familiar position under center. they have stoudermire in the backfield. and weber, in trouble.

alualu, lass soes him down in the backfield. >> chris: he was going to decker right there. you see alualu. a nice shake and swim. i'll beat the lineman. then, i'll beat the runningback. he was looking for decker all the way. his sights were set on him. he has to expand his vision a little bit. and when devon bishop can take away your wide receiver, that limits your opportunities as far as getting the ball down the field. >> dave: loss of two. here's the end around. carpenter. and cut down by marc ezeff. you're talking about being on the sideline, instead of the

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>> dave: back on campus, for college football at the university of minnesota. after 27 years in the metrodome, the gophers, back outdoors, at tcf bank stadium. they opened this building last week, in a win over air force. right now, need to come up with something on third down and six, to keep the chains moving. trailing 14-0. weber rolling out. and he's going to throw deep for decker. what a grab.

touchdown, minnesota. decker, shaken up as he got hammered after a beautiful catch. sean cattouse, with a great hit for cal. >> bob: what a play decker made. he knew his team needed a spark. he said, i'm going to go up and take the hit. >> chris: takes a shot. that's a good play by cattouse. but decker with the strong hands. and they hit him on the up. and cattouse, known for a big hitter. >> dave: he got a foot down. but it wasn't in the end zone. but where was the ball when he got hit?

>> chris: to me, it looked like the ball had crossed. that was a good adjustment by weber and decker. an official review. we'll have the answer in a second. i love the adjustment. that comes from guys being roommates and knowing your receiver. he saw the outcut was taken away. then, he turned it up on a go route. it was an outcut at first. there's the ball. boom. cattouse coming in with the shoulder. excellent play by the safety. a clean hit. >> bob: there's no question, he gets the foot down and has possession. it's whether or not he scored the touchdown. >> chris: just to hold on to that ball, is a testament to the hand strength of eric decker, which is one of the things that the pro scouts love about eric. that, right there, being able to hold on to the ball when you have a dude running through you. >> dave: you say clean hit. but based on the new emphasis on leading with the helmet or leading with the shoulder to the upper chest, check area,

sometimes they'll call there's no flag on that play. >> chris: my understanding is helmet-to-helmet. he's coming in with the shoulder. his job is to dislodge the football, from anybody with the ball. >> bob: i agree with chris. i don't think it was helmet-to-helmet. >> referee: following review, the ruling on the field, touchdown has been confirmed. >> bob: i don't think they had anything to disavow the fact that it was a touchdown. there was no clear evidence that it wasn't a touchdown, that it was short of the goal line. but decker takes a heck of a hit here. they just hope he's all right. >> chris: big players make big plays in big games. that was weber and decker improvisining on the route and e throw. >> bob: he's going to say, sorry. sorry. but i had to throw it because we had a chance to catch up. had a chance to catch up. we

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>> dave: rocking here at tcf bank stadium. brand-new facility. the second game played here. and outdoors on campus, for college football, in minneapolis, for the first time, in almost three decades. cal football. riley's throw is caught. a lot of cushion out there. and tucker on the 30 yard line. campbell on the stop. cal looked great on its opening two drives. the length of the field, with touchdowns on best. look what they've done the last two drives. >> bob: they must have woken up early. when the game started, it was 9:00 california time.

but they came out on fire. >> dave: here's best on second down. grabbed from behind. but still falls forward. couple of yards short of the first down marker. simoni lawrence made the tackle. >> chris: some good downs right now for california. third and three. with a guy like jahvid best, normally, you would say, that's a passing down. you have to call it defense, which is also stout against the run. not when they go five-wide. and jahvid best spilled out of the top. >> bob: two receivers to the right, three to the left. >> dave: screened to best. and made the catch. down for the first down at the 42. and nate triplett. good hands by best that time.

>> bob: nice catch. we talked about the fact that he could catch the football. he's at the top of the screen. whoa. he knows he's going to get hit, too. that's the thing about him i like. there's momma. she's happy about it. >> chris: lisa's clapping away. and traye simmons had a shot on it. when you replace speed guys, you have to understand angles and tackling. >> dave: riley finds ross, who can't pull it in. incomplete. that was a forward pass. second and ten. >> chris: i like what kevin riley's doing, bob. when you spread the ball around to different receivers. you're going to have your favorite guy. when you go to backs and three, different receivers, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense. is that a conscious effort by quarterbacks? >> bob: sure. we said, a couple of plays ago,

you spread two receivers to the right, three to the left. you spread them from left-to-right, it puts them on an island. you give the ball to one of these shifty guys like best. and they have to come up and make a play. >> dave: riley has a man open. boy, boateng, across the middle, inside the minnesota 40, for another first down. ryan collado downfield made the tackle. >> bob: this is what we were talking about. receivers split to the wide side of the field. collado had an inside technique. but didn't react on the route. that was too easy. too easy pitch and catch. >> dave: collado starting for mitchell sherels. normally the starting corner. boateng, the senior. transferred from florida. on the move again, first down. inside the 40 of the gophers. and that's jahvid best in the backfield. best, trying to find a hole. and gets to the 35.

picked up three. edwards for minnesota was there. today, on abc, saturday afternoon football, it's number three, usc, taking on washington. some parts of the country will see nebraska/virginia tech. washington looks better this year. and usc, coming off a hard-fought win in columbus. >> chris: outstanding quarterback in jake whopper, that's a dual threat. >> dave: better runner than terrelle pryor? that's what some of the usc players are saying of tate. and best gets down to about the 35 yard line. nate triplett, with 17 stops last week against air force. made the tackle there. five tackles in this one. >> chris: california's offensive line is doing a good job of creating space and the line of scrimmage. anytime the runningback the go through the hole and not get touched by a defender, for three

yards past the line of scrimmage. got to get off the blocks. the front seven, strength in defense. >> dave: going back to 2008. pretty good on third down today. they had a lot of third down and short situations. they run vereen on third and three. and he splatters the pile. and appears to have another first down. it helps when you're in third down and short. and when you can run it the way cal can. >> chris: run the power route. matt summers, 75, who will run around. he keeps his feet chopping and chopping, and chopping. working to help his teammate get the extra yards. it's nice when you have a big runningback through the hole, bob. >> bob: cal is impressive. they can do the power game, if it's third and short. and they need to run it up there. or they can spread it out, like

they are right here. three receivers to the left. and one to the top of the screen. >> dave: twice as many running plays called by cal so far. riley looks middle. overthrew best that time. kevin riley is changing his throwing motion. >> chris: when he's split out, that's where they're going. >> dave: we talk about riley changing his throwing motion. you can see a difference this year. saw it on the long pass play, in the third quarter. completed 65% of his passes. last year, he was barely over 50%, in 9 starts. best with a huge running lane. good-bye. third touchdown for jahvid best in the first half.

>> bob: that's my boy. >> chris: yeah. >> dave: he gets to the second level, it's no contest. >> bob: good block by holley, the fullback. goin' to the game this weekend, jim?

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next time, coach will say, hey. you know that right hand, wave it high, in the air like you don't care. you get a fair catch to protect yourself. >> dave: first down inside the 30. and minnesota has over a minute to work with, and a time-out. play-action. rollout for weber. weber had a man. he didn't throw the ball. flag down. now, weber lets it go. it's knocked down, incomplete. and another flag. ezeff going to be called for interference on decker. weber had the throw first, and didn't throw it downfield. he might luck out because of that penalty. in the end zone. >> bob: i think we have holding in the backfield. >> referee: pass interference, defense, number 29. holding. offense, number 48.

penalty's offset. first down. >> chris: ezeff with that left hand was okay, until the left hand got on the 7 of decker. and cal's doing a good job of getting pressure on adam weber, just bringing three and four. they're able to drop seven and eight on coverage each time. >> bob: the minnesota penalty negates the big play. they would have had that ball on the 2 yard line. >> dave: not a spot foul in college. would have been a first down. weber throws deep. and a terrific grab by brandon green, going upstairs, inside the 15. >> bob: number 1 comes on the inside. green goes, skies. little guy. picks up a nice play. this is a big drive for minnesota. if they can get this ball in the end zone, they'll go into

halftime with really a positive attitude. >> dave: weber, fade. decker, wide-open. touchdown. >> dave: eric decker into the record books. his 199th career catch. it's a big one. a touchdown that gets the gophers within a score, late in the second quarter. extra point good. seventh touchdown for decker. remember, he got drilled. a lot of guys would have been knocked out of the game after that touchdown. >> bob: tough kid. i'm impressed. >> chris: the second time they

beat darian hagan on the double-move. it was a sluggo. the slant go. excellent job of decker selling the route. hagan wants to make the play. good job, roomy. you, too, roomy. >> bob: we were talking to those two guys together yesterday. decker and weber. and it was like they were on the same -- they were thinking the same. when we asked one guy a question, and the other guy could have answered it just the same way. >> chris: like an old married couple. >> bob: that's the way you want your receiver. >> dave: moore field in the back, right? eric decker was telling us yesterday, he got a chance to work with larry fitzgerald of the cardinals. fitzgerald is from the twin cities. and said that really helped him. and decker, not just a strong receiver. but obviously has some speed.

>> bob: telling them yesterday, decker's seen so much double-coverage. i was telling them how warfield and i used to work together after practice. he would never plan on running against single coverage. if they roll at me, double-coverage, i'll roll this way. and if they play me inside and out, i'm going to run it this way. and it's the same thing those guys are doing. >> dave: vereen, stays in bounds, as he fields at the 2. and he's not going to get back to the 15. popped at the 11 yard line by brian cischke. whether you're living in the chicagoland area, or your heart never left the city, logon to espnchicago.com. espn.com for dallas, new york and l.a. >> bob: you couldn't think that cal would take any chances.

i wouldn't put the ball in the air. but i have big-play guys that i can hand it to. if best is in there, i might hand it to him on a good running play. >> dave: riley will end the half. >> chris: i would have tried to jump the snap count. and create a fumble. i mean, what do you have to lose? >> dave: cal after the win at washington state last year, lost their final four road games. you get the sense, that the bears have dominated. and that's because of jahvid best, who has three touchdowns. the crowd here at tfc bank stadium, a factor. so is

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>> referee: following the review, the play has been confirmed. fumble. recovery, california. >> dave: carpenter coming up with it after the fumble. >> bob: no turnovers in the first half. now, two, already in the second half. >> dave: best, his first carry in the second half. and he gets tripped in the back by garrett brown. >> chris: we were talking about what minnesota has to do defensively. they run the zone read out of the back. garrett brown was able to win his individual battle, get penetration. and not only force the ball inside, but to make the tackle. outstanding effort, by the inside defensive tackle, garrett brown, number 99. >> dave: 310-pounder.

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>> dave: kevin riley on the phone, saying, hand it off to best. and griese grabbed the phone and said, you're doing fine. 21-14, cal, leading by seven. the gophers dominate statistically. in the game, one-possession contest, late in the third. weber to throw. and wide-open. brandon green, down the rail, for the first down out near the 37. gain of 12. jimmie johnson racing for a fourth-straight championship, as the chase for nascar's sprint cup continues at new hampshire tomorrow, beginning at 1:00 eastern, on abc. >> bob: who do you like in new hampshire? >> chris: whoever is racing. >> bob: i like him.

>> dave: duane bennett, in the game at runningback. weber, with time. going for decker. and decker held on at the 40. solid throw by adam weber. first down, minnesota. >> bob: the key there is weber had time to throw. look at the pass protection. throws over a linebacker. boy, that's a dangerous throw and a good catch. he knew his roommate, decker, would make a good play out of it. couldn't keep running. just had to jump up and make the catch. good drive going. >> dave: see the numbers for decker at that 23-yard grab. he's the all-time receiver in terms of catches for minnesota. had 84 last season. 23 in 2-plus games here in 2009.

weber to throw again. this time, he's chased. gets rid of it and completes it, to stoudermire. now, checking in with rece. >> rece: i know this conference pride thing can be overrated at some timeses. but after central michigan beat michigan state last week. northern illinois into lafayette. they are hammering purdue at the moment. spann rushing through. and deep in the third. 28-14, right now. >> dave: that's surprising, after purdue almost knocked off oregon on the road last week. >> bob: they came out strong the first two weeks. >> dave: inside handoff. and a huge lean for bennett, off the left edge. gets about seven. devin bishop downfield made the tackle. third and shortcoming up. >> chris: talking about vision. watch duane bennett here. you see the hole opening up to the right.

he misses that hole. he hits the hole, he's off running. all about vision for a runningback. if you had the vision, boom. to the right. you're off. >> dave: that's the difference so far, the backs on the teams we've seen in this game because bennett and eskridge have had trouble finding those running lanes. best and vereen have had no problem. weber, with time. decker, wide-open. handled inside the 17 yard line, by sean cattouse. another minnesota first down. >> bob: how does decker get this wide-open? take a look. comes across. all the way across. and when you're playing zone, nobody runs with him. just nice communication between quarterback and decker. the only way they're moving this football, is through the air. the running game is nonexistent.

>> dave: they will try again with bennett. get good yardage. busting tackles. gets almost ten. >> chris: must have heard you, bob. i'll show him. >> bob: well, once you got them back on their heels, and you're throwing on first down, time after time after time, and then, you run it on first down, you know, it kind of opens things up. >> chris: that's the point we made. cal's a team, run to throw. minnesota's a team, throw to run. if you're successful at first down, then, you start to pound them because you are sitting back on your heels. >> dave: here's decker. and decker's going to throw. got a man. and it's caught. touchdown, minnesota. marqueis gray, the backup quarterback, with the grab. >> bob: holy cow.

>> dave: well, jedd fisch, the offensive coordinator said, we have a lot of trick plays we're going to run. >> bob: what a great call. >> dave: that's the first one that works. we are tied at 21- 21, late in the third. >> bob: you fake the toss to the back. and the wide receiver, decker, who is left-handed, catches it. and throws it to your backup quarterback, who slipped into the game and lined up at a wide receiver spot. go figure. >> chris: darian hagan, did not expect to throw to marqueis gray, number 5.

actually, a nice job by gray. decker late. and showing off the center field arm for the minnesota gopher baseball team. i can do it all. >> dave: 7 plays, 77-yard drive, a 7-yard touchdown pass, thrown by number 7. could this be the gophers' day? >> chris: he's such an athlete. he's one of the guys that people are saying, i wish we drafted decker. he's going to give you 50 catches a year. >> dave: marqueis gray, big-time prospect out of indianapolis. skills as a receiver. we've seen him run the first couple of weeks this season, as well. looked like cal was going to blow minnesota out in the first 20 minutes. >> bob: cal scored the first two possessions. >> dave: a pooch kick. >> chris: i don't get that. >> dave: and vereen, out near midfield. we go to the studio. >> rece: going to give you a

taste of what's going on on the family of network. on espn2, north carolina and east carolina, about to start the fourth quarter. tar heels by ten. on espnu, steve kragthorpe under all kinds of fire. kentucky leads 17-13. but louisville is on the move right now. wildcats have just 12 yards in the second half. >> dave: some good games on the family of networks, including here in minneapolis. first down, midfield. cal, now tied with minnesota. >> chris: find 4. find number 4. >> dave: he's in the backfield. instead, a play fake. riley, gets his balance. airing it out. and nearly picked off. incomplete. royster had a shot. that ball intended for marvin johnson. >> bob: everybody was covered. going back to chris' point.

why, if you're minnesota, do you pooch kick it? it almost seems greedy on the kickoff. got momentum already. i don't understand that. unless they know something we don't know. maybe he can't kick it that far. maybe he wanted to kick it long. he's a freshman kicking off. >> dave: trying to surprise one, by hoping one bounces on the turf and maybe get recovered. they split best out. and here he comes. some blockers. and best is loose. there's a flag down. and best, tackled at the 32. this one likely coming back. >> bob: triplett, linebacker. doing some officiating there. he indicated the holding call. that's what you've got to do. it's the fourth quarter. jahvid has four rushing yards in the second half. find a way to get him the football. starting now. >> referee: holding, 79 offense.

ten-yard penalty. spot of the foul. still second down. >> dave: left tackle, mike tapper in space. >> bob: tepper is a six-year senior. he had a couple of injuries throughout his career. >> dave: is that old? >> bob: i don't know if that was a hold or not. >> dave: looked like a good block downfield. >> chris: looked like a good play. >> dave: that's the end of the third quarter. we go to the fourth, even at

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we want to be on the big stage. playing big-time teams on national television, in front of a packed house. they got their wish. they're in a tie game, as we start the fourth, with the eighth-ranked bears. cal ball, second and 15. kevin riley to pass. and the ball comes out. and it's ruled incomplete at the 45. third and 15 coming up. it was dropped by verran tucker. jahvid best running all over the gophers in the first half, with three touchdowns. that was a 33-yard run. a short touchdown run here. he also had one more. eric decker with two touchdown catches, took a shot there. and a bloody chin. but came right back with a touchdown pass, to marqueis gray, to tie it a moment ago. >> chris: best is not in the fourth quarter. >> dave: shane vereen, at runningback. riley going deep. and it is nearly intercepted.

incomplete. should have been picked off. right through the wickets of tim dandridge. >> chris: you have a linebacker, a former safety, in lawrence, able to run with tight ends. riley's trying to force it in, bob. >> bob: yep. >> chris: almost overthrowing. >> bob: california with great field position. they got the ball on the 50 yard line. three plays and out. >> dave: dandridge should have picked that off. he might still be running. bryant allen, to receive the punt. it'll bounce inside