BERKELEY — It was all working for Cal on Saturday night against Duke at Memorial Stadium.
Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele led the Bears on lengthy drives for touchdowns on their first three possessions, producing a 21-7 lead barely two minutes into the second quarter.
But the Blue Devils, making their first visit to Berkeley since 1963 when Craig Morton was a junior quarterback for the Bears, scored the final 24 points of the second quarter on the way to a 45-21 victory.
It was a painful tease for the 42,240 fans who had visions of Cal’s first 5-1 start to a season in 10 years. Instead, the Bears (4-2, 1-1 ACC) go into their bye week having absorbed their first home defeat of the season.
They return to action on Friday, Oct. 17 at home against coach Bill Belichick’s North