evan weaver

Other than a few big-time completions to wide receivers Kekoa Crawford and Nikko Remigio, Garbers performed poorly and was lucky to have finished the game without a turnover.

Even though Garbers has had better numbers in other games, he stepped up in this one when Cal needed him to, finishing with 11 completions for 111 yards.

Combined with his 11 tackles in the team’s season-opening win against UC Davis, Weaver’s 29 total tackles ranks second in the FBS.

Nearly seven hours after its scheduled kick off, the Bears earned Sunday’s first football victory, defeating No. 14 Washington 20-19.

Saturday, Cal travels north to take on No.14 Washington under the hostile lights of Husky Stadium.

Cal’s first “possession” of the year didn’t even result in the offense taking the field — safety/returner Ashtyn Davis fumbled away the opening kickoff, and the 2019 season was off and running.

Morning spring practices, grueling summer workouts and a competitive fall camp filled with newcomers and established veterans alike have finally led to this.

In 2019, the Bears will run full speed into one of the toughest road schedules of any FBS program, accentuated by four trips to schools that are beginning the season nationally ranked.

Someone wake Oski up out of hibernation. Dust the canon off. The Bears, at long last, are back.

As kickoff weekend against UC Davis looms on the horizon, it’s become more and more evident that Garbers and Brown are prepared to be offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin’s go-to players, at least initially.