BERKELEY — New quarterback Jack Plummer threw three landing passes and freshman operating again Jaydn Ott confirmed dazzling flashes however Cal was hardly overwhelming in a 34-13 victory over UC Davis in entrance of 34,984 followers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Davis, an FCS stage crew that's now 0-11 all-time vs. Cal, led 7-0 after the primary quarter and had extra yards than the Bears by means of three durations.
Two defensive performs had been crucial for the Bears.
Security Craig Woodson, who missed all the 2021 season with an damage, delivered a 39-yard interception return for a landing on the second play of the second half, pushing the Bears’ result in 24-7.
Freshman cornerback Jeremiah Earby doubtless saved a landing when he picked off a go on the 2-yard line late within the third quarter, preserving a 27-13 lead.
Plummer, the senior switch from Purdue, was 23 for 35 for 268 yards. His remaining TD, a 14-yarder to redshirt freshman Mavin Anderson with 7:19 left, pushed the Bears’ result in 21 factors, basically clinching the victory.
Ott rushed 17 occasions for 104 yards and caught two passes for 26 yards, together with an 8-yarder for his first collegiate landing.
Davis scored first on Miles Hastings’ 4-yard landing go to Chaz Davis with 3:09 left within the opening interval, and the Aggies outgained Cal 91 yards to minus-1 within the first quarter.
A 65-yard punt by Cal’s Jamieson Sheahan flipped the sector place early within the second quarter and the Bears knotted the rating when Plummer handed 3 yards to Jeremiah Hunter with 8:54 left within the half.
Cal scored once more on its subsequent possession, with Ott taking centerstage. He rushed six occasions for 34 yards and scored on an 8-yard play the place he took a go in the precise flat and dashed untouched into the top zone. That capped a 10-play, 82-yard drive and gave the Bears a 14-7 lead with 2:25 left within the half.
Geared up with simply 36 seconds and beginning at their very own 34, the Bears moved rapidly to arrange a 32-yard subject objective by Dario Longhetto on the final play of the half. Plummer accomplished three straight passes to Hunter totaling 35 yards and Ott danced for 18 yards after a brief go reception to arrange the sector objective.