Defensive Film Room: Manhandling Colorado Football

A confident, aggressive Cal defense highlighted by the safety play of Elijah Hicks makes quick work of an overmatched offense

So I’ll be honest - Colorado was so bad, and Cal’s defense was so dominant from play to play, that there’s not actually anything all that interesting to break down from an Xs and Os perspective. When it’s one team just physically controlling another team, it’s hard to say anything other than that over and over.

But while the following plays maybe aren’t …