BERKELEY — The schedule is about to get significantly tougher for the Cal football team, which improved to 2-0 with its 35-3 victory Saturday over Texas Southern.

The final score was the least of coach Justin Wilcox’s concerns. He was focused more on how the Bears got there.

“We’ll acknowledge the things we did well. It’s not about beating people down,” he said after the win. “It’s about pointing out things we must improve upon to continue to get better as a team.

“We’re going to need to play much better than that. That’s what we need to see next week.”

Minnesota, of the powerhouse Big Ten Conference, visits Memorial Stadium on Saturday for what certainly will be the most challenging of Cal’s four non-conference games.

The Golden Gophers, coming off an eight-win season in 2024, are 2-

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