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First downs: Cal 4, UCLA 10.

Total offense: Cal 102, UCLA 190

Rushing: Sofele 9-33, 1 TD; Prince 9-64.

Passing: Maynard 4-9-1 63, Prince 8-12-0 51.

Receiving: Allen 3-46, Rosario 4-40.

Tackles: Campbell 6, Zumwalt 3, McDonald 3.

Robert Mullins was shaken up on previous UCLA possession. Mychal Kendricks came in for him and the Bruins scored on the next play.

First downs: Cal 3, UCLA 3.

Total yards: Cal 86, UCLA 66.

Rushing: Sofele 6-25, 1; Prince 5-35.

Passing: Maynard 3-4-0 52, Prince 3-5-0 13.

Receiving: Allen 2-35, Rosario 2-9.

Tackles: Holt 2, Campbell 2, Cattouse 2, Anthony 2, Zumwalt 3.

Starting linebackers Mychal Kendricks and David Wilkerson were not on the field for UCLA’s first possession.

Cal won the toss and deferred. It’s kick time.

Backup freshman  linebacker Brennan Scarlett isn’t suited up and is obviously out today. Scarlett isn’t on the two-deep so that’s not a real impactful development, but defensive coordinatory Clancy Pendergast has said he’d like to find situations to start giving Scarlett some playing time.

White helmets, white jerseys, blue pants.

• Cal’s defensive line has come on in recent weeks.
• Cal-UCLA at a glance.
• UCLA is searching for answers on defense.
• A look at the key matchups.
• The Bruins are trying to forget about their last game.
• UCLA is focusing on the present.

Hello from the Rose Bowl. Got a sunny, warm day on our hands for this one. About 75 minutes until kickoff at this point. Gameday links coming momentarily.

Lost in the swirl of attention given Friday to coach Mike Montgomery’s announcement that he faced bladder cancer was the unveiling of the Associated Press’ preseason top-25 poll. The Bears checked in at No. 24.

Arizona and UCLA are ranked No. 16 and 17, respectively.

A few other things you might want to check out:

– Columnist Monte Poole says Montgomery gave us a rare glimpse of the man behind the coach.

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