All-American candidate Jaydn Ott scored two touchdowns before suffering an ankle injury, California’s defense dominated the second half and the Golden Bears won their first game as an Atlantic Coast Conference school, outlasting visiting U.C. Davis 31–13 on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.
Ott scored his second touchdown on a 6-yard run, quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw a 3-yard TD pass to Nyziah Hunter, and Marcus Harris, Cade Uluave and Nohl Williams recorded interceptions in the second half for Cal, during which the Golden Bears outscored U.C. Davis 17–0.
