Both teams enter winless, but for two completely different reasons. We know the Cardinal had a bevy of key opt-outs coming into this season and just haven't been able to overcome those losses Cal just hasn't found its consistency since getting off to a later start than other Pac-12 schools. The Bears have the QB in Chase Garbers and the perimeter athletes to get their first victory.

It's been a rough start for these Bay Area rivals, but the Bears should be the better team Friday. Quarterback Chase Garbers led them to a win last year to end Stanford's nine-game run of dominance in the series, and he is joined by several key contributors in that win. Blunders on special teams cost the Bears a win at Oregon State last week. Stanford coach David Shaw's smash-mouth style isn't suited to deal with the personnel depth issues in the pandemic.