Weekly Writer Predictions: Cal vs. Texas Southern Football 2025

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Welcome to our weekly predictions post from our writers. You’ll see what they expect the score to be and any wacky or rational predictions they expect to see in each game!

Christopher_h

Scoreline: Cal wins 47-10

Cal will obviously have a significant talent advantage, but they should play a much cleaner game as well. This isn't one of Cal's usual FCS matchups (against FCS playoff-caliber schools); Cal should thoroughly dominate both sides of the ball, and this is a game where the 2nd and 3rd string should get plenty of live reps. Anything short of that should be concerning.

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Callie Wake

Scoreline: Cal wins 56-10

Jaron Keawe-Sagapolutele is going to have himself a game. This one’s gonna be a massive win. I predict we’ll have the back ups in by the end of the first quarter, and 3rd & 4th string players after halftime.

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Rob Hwang

Scoreline: Cal wins 66-7

Feels like the scores come from all over. Kick/Punt Return, Defense, Passing, and Rushing. If The Bench could score from the 50 Yard line on the East Side of the stadium… they would.

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TD_24

Scoreline: Cal wins 41-7

This is a game where Cal shouldn’t be challenged. I think they’ll find out a lot more about the right combinations for this team, especially on defense. Really excited to get to the Minnesota game.

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Piotr T Le

Scoreline: Cal wins 63-3

The game will be so out of hand EJ Caminong will get snaps and we will see some true freshmen take the field in Q4. If JKS can touch Jared Goff's 17/22 229 4 TD stat line from 2014 vs Sac State by half time or early Q3 we might have a media fire storm around the program.

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Berkelium97

Scoreline: Cal wins 38-10

Should be a pleasant Saturday in Memorial as JKS drops dimes all over the field and the defense suffocates a woefully overmatched FCS QB. What would really make the day is if De Jesus houses a punt return.

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Ben

Scoreline: Cal wins 52-14

JKS sits after one drive in the 3rd. I miss the entire second half getting my kids face painted again.

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Nick Kranz

Scoreline: Cal wins 45-6

I expect that Cal will approach this game with the constraint and conservatism that Wilcox teams typically take FCS games but boy would I like them to just let Jaron go ham downfield all game long

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Jesse Miller-Gordon

Scoreline: Cal wins 31-10

Curious to see what the game plan is against an FCS opponent is, with Minnesota and others looming, might see more fundamental ball on the offensive side, but what do I know. Expect to see even more violence from the defense, I think this is their week to pin their ears back and try to tee off.

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Rex Volcano

Scoreline: Cal wins 54-10

This is a #drop50 advisory. Jaron turning out to be the fully-realized Jared + Aaron heir *in his first start on the road* changed basically everything, and you do not want to miss a single play with him under center. That storyline will get more attention, but we should also take some time to appreciate Cade Uluave looking like the best LB in college football.

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Bentpawn (Don)

Scoreline: Cal wins 48-17

I'm still waiting for the RBs to get involved in the passing game. Only 2 catches/targets in week 1. Maybe this is the week.

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Ruey Yen

Scoreline: Cal wins 51-17

JKS to drop 50 in his home debut!