CAL at No. 14 LOUISVILLE
Records: Cal (5-4 overall, 2-3 in ACC); Louisville (7-1, 4-1 in ACC)
Kickoff: 4 p.m. PT at L&N Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 810 AM
Series history: First meeting
Cal storylines: The Bears face their second straight AP Top 25 opponent, having lost 31-21 to then-No. 15 Virginia last week at home . . . Cal has dropped 14 consecutive games to Top 25 opponents, dating back to a 21-17 home victory over No. 21 Oregon in the COVID-shortened 2020 season . . . A loser in back-to-back games for the first time this season, Cal needs one victory in its final three games to secure bowl eligibility . . . The availability of injured junior LB Cade Uluave, second in the ACC with 81 tackles, remains uncertain . . . Junior RB Kendrick Raphael is eighth in the ACC with 557 rushing yards and tied for second with 11 touchdowns, six of them the past two weeks.
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Stats that matter: Cal cornerbacks Hezekiah Masses (10 pass breakups, 4 interceptions) and Paco Austin (10 PBUs, 0 INTs) rank 1-2 in the ACC passes defended . . . Cal is last in the ACC in rushing yards (78.6 per game) and has topped 100 yards only once in its past seven games. Over the past four outings, the Bears are averaging just 42 net rushing yards . . . Louisville’s defense leads the ACC, allowing just 280.5 yards per game, and is second with 12 interceptions.
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