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Cal Rolls Past Texas Southern 35–3 as Defense Dominates and Raphael Breaks Out

The Bears will be without linebacker Cade Uluave for the first half against Minnesota following a late targeting ejection.

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Kendrick Raphael of Cal gains for the first down against Texas Southern in the first half at hosting Cal Berkeley in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Don Feria for Bay Area News Group)
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Cal’s Kendrick Raphael rushes against Texas Southern in the second half at hosting Cal Berkeley in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Don Feria for Bay Area News Group)

Overview

  • California moved to 2-0 with a 35-3 home-opening win in Berkeley, holding Texas Southern to 194 yards and a lone fourth-quarter field goal.
  • Kendrick Raphael, a transfer from NC State, rushed for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
  • True freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for 259 yards, ran for a 1-yard score, and recorded his first interception after a slow start.
  • Ohio State transfer Devin Brown entered late and hit Jayden Dixon-Veal for a touchdown, and Cal also got a 44-yard field goal from Abram Murray.
  • The first-ever meeting between the programs drew an announced crowd of 35,898 at Memorial Stadium as Cal’s defense kept an opponent out of the end zone for the first time since 2021.