Both Cal and Oregon have some defensive liabilities. Oregon gave up over 300 yards rushing to Houston in their opener and my colleague Dave Fobare pointed out in my Max newsletter that In my Max newsletter this week, my colleague Dave Fobare points out that Oregon allowed Michigan 215 yards in their first 25 plays from scrimmage before the Wolverines essentially gave up.

Cal’s defense has performed somewhat better but of their three defensive starters who missed last week’s game with injury, only LB Matt Malele has a chance to return this week.

More on this game in our Top 25 column later today.