"Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for career-bests of 330 yards and four touchdowns, then directed a flawless, game-winning 75-yard drive in the final 2:22 to lift the Bears to a 38-35 upset of No. 21 SMU in front of 28,956 at Memorial Stadium. Rolovich, who served as senior offensive analyst all season before being promoted this week, continues to be impressed by Sagapolutele, who was 5 for 5 for 61 yards on the game-winning drive after SMU took a 35-31 lead on the previous series."
"He's such a wonderful kid to be around, Rolovich said. Accurate. The mastery of the plays these aren't easy plays that we're putting in there sometimes. But who he is as a competitor . . . he's not here for the 330 yards. He's here for the winning."
There is significant uncertainty ahead for Cal football after the Bears lost the Big Game to Stanford and fired nine-year coach Justin Wilcox. Interim coach Nick Rolovich, promoted from senior offensive analyst, guided the team in a dramatic 38-35 upset of No. 21 SMU. Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw for career highs of 330 yards and four touchdowns and completed a flawless 75-yard, 2:22 game-winning drive, going 5-for-5 on that series. Cal surrendered a 31-14 fourth-quarter lead but rallied to secure a 7-5 overall record and its first winning season since 2019.
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